diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index 6652a49a49b1..9029804dcd22 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ static void chsc_process_sei_link_incident(struct chsc_sei_nt0_area *sei_area)
 
 static void chsc_process_sei_res_acc(struct chsc_sei_nt0_area *sei_area)
 {
+	struct channel_path *chp;
 	struct chp_link link;
 	struct chp_id chpid;
 	int status;
@@ -464,10 +465,17 @@ static void chsc_process_sei_res_acc(struct chsc_sei_nt0_area *sei_area)
 	chpid.id = sei_area->rsid;
 	/* allocate a new channel path structure, if needed */
 	status = chp_get_status(chpid);
-	if (status < 0)
-		chp_new(chpid);
-	else if (!status)
+	if (!status)
 		return;
+
+	if (status < 0) {
+		chp_new(chpid);
+	} else {
+		chp = chpid_to_chp(chpid);
+		mutex_lock(&chp->lock);
+		chp_update_desc(chp);
+		mutex_unlock(&chp->lock);
+	}
 	memset(&link, 0, sizeof(struct chp_link));
 	link.chpid = chpid;
 	if ((sei_area->vf & 0xc0) != 0) {