diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 3e25d315..4d6ba00 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -2942,13 +2942,33 @@
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "qipasscb");
 
 	cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
+
+	switch (cmd->hdr.return_code) {
+	case IPA_RC_NOTSUPP:
+	case IPA_RC_L2_UNSUPPORTED_CMD:
+		QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "ipaunsup");
+		card->options.ipa4.supported_funcs |= IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS;
+		card->options.ipa6.supported_funcs |= IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS;
+		return -0;
+	default:
+		if (cmd->hdr.return_code) {
+			QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(1, "%s IPA_CMD_QIPASSIST: Unhandled "
+						"rc=%d\n",
+						dev_name(&card->gdev->dev),
+						cmd->hdr.return_code);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (cmd->hdr.prot_version == QETH_PROT_IPV4) {
 		card->options.ipa4.supported_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_supported;
 		card->options.ipa4.enabled_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled;
-	} else {
+	} else if (cmd->hdr.prot_version == QETH_PROT_IPV6) {
 		card->options.ipa6.supported_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_supported;
 		card->options.ipa6.enabled_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled;
-	}
+	} else
+		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(1, "%s IPA_CMD_QIPASSIST: Flawed LIC detected"
+					"\n", dev_name(&card->gdev->dev));
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "suppenbl");
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "%08x", (__u32)cmd->hdr.ipa_supported);
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "%08x", (__u32)cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index e67e025..84e8f1d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -626,10 +626,13 @@
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "doL2init");
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "doL2%s", CARD_BUS_ID(card));
 
-	rc = qeth_query_setadapterparms(card);
-	if (rc) {
-		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "could not query adapter parameters on "
-			"device %s: x%x\n", CARD_BUS_ID(card), rc);
+	if (qeth_is_supported(card, IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS)) {
+		rc = qeth_query_setadapterparms(card);
+		if (rc) {
+			QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "could not query adapter "
+				"parameters on device %s: x%x\n",
+				CARD_BUS_ID(card), rc);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD ||