diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
index 10206e4498d0..52eaf51c9bb6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
@@ -1438,6 +1438,8 @@ static int icarsamodexpo_ioctl(struct ap_perms *perms, unsigned long arg)
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc) {
 		ZCRYPT_DBF(DBF_DEBUG, "ioctl ICARSAMODEXPO rc=%d\n", rc);
 		return rc;
@@ -1481,6 +1483,8 @@ static int icarsacrt_ioctl(struct ap_perms *perms, unsigned long arg)
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc) {
 		ZCRYPT_DBF(DBF_DEBUG, "ioctl ICARSACRT rc=%d\n", rc);
 		return rc;
@@ -1524,6 +1528,8 @@ static int zsecsendcprb_ioctl(struct ap_perms *perms, unsigned long arg)
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc)
 		ZCRYPT_DBF(DBF_DEBUG, "ioctl ZSENDCPRB rc=%d status=0x%x\n",
 			   rc, xcRB.status);
@@ -1568,6 +1574,8 @@ static int zsendep11cprb_ioctl(struct ap_perms *perms, unsigned long arg)
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc)
 		ZCRYPT_DBF(DBF_DEBUG, "ioctl ZSENDEP11CPRB rc=%d\n", rc);
 	if (copy_to_user(uxcrb, &xcrb, sizeof(xcrb)))
@@ -1744,6 +1752,8 @@ static long trans_modexpo32(struct ap_perms *perms, struct file *filp,
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	return put_user(mex64.outputdatalength,
@@ -1795,6 +1805,8 @@ static long trans_modexpo_crt32(struct ap_perms *perms, struct file *filp,
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	return put_user(crt64.outputdatalength,
@@ -1865,6 +1877,8 @@ static long trans_xcRB32(struct ap_perms *perms, struct file *filp,
 			if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 				tr.again_counter++;
 		} while (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter < TRACK_AGAIN_MAX);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN && tr.again_counter >= TRACK_AGAIN_MAX)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	xcRB32.reply_control_blk_length = xcRB64.reply_control_blk_length;
 	xcRB32.reply_data_length = xcRB64.reply_data_length;
 	xcRB32.status = xcRB64.status;