diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/monwriter.c b/drivers/s390/char/monwriter.c
index abd02ed..b9b0fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/monwriter.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/monwriter.c
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@
 	struct mon_buf *entry, *next;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &monpriv->list, list)
-		if (entry->hdr.applid == monhdr->applid &&
+		if ((entry->hdr.mon_function == monhdr->mon_function ||
+		     monhdr->mon_function == MONWRITE_STOP_INTERVAL) &&
+		    entry->hdr.applid == monhdr->applid &&
 		    entry->hdr.record_num == monhdr->record_num &&
 		    entry->hdr.version == monhdr->version &&
 		    entry->hdr.release == monhdr->release &&
 		    entry->hdr.mod_level == monhdr->mod_level)
 			return entry;
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +95,9 @@
 	    monhdr->mon_function > MONWRITE_START_CONFIG ||
 	    monhdr->hdrlen != sizeof(struct monwrite_hdr))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	monbuf = monwrite_find_hdr(monpriv, monhdr);
+	monbuf = NULL;
+	if (monhdr->mon_function != MONWRITE_GEN_EVENT)
+		monbuf = monwrite_find_hdr(monpriv, monhdr);
 	if (monbuf) {
 		if (monhdr->mon_function == MONWRITE_STOP_INTERVAL) {
 			monhdr->datalen = monbuf->hdr.datalen;
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@
 			kfree(monbuf);
 			monbuf = NULL;
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (monhdr->mon_function != MONWRITE_STOP_INTERVAL) {
 		if (mon_buf_count >= mon_max_bufs)
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		monbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mon_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -118,7 +123,8 @@
 		}
 		monbuf->hdr = *monhdr;
 		list_add_tail(&monbuf->list, &monpriv->list);
-		mon_buf_count++;
+		if (monhdr->mon_function != MONWRITE_GEN_EVENT)
+			mon_buf_count++;
 	}
 	monpriv->current_buf = monbuf;
 	return 0;