diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 5e8517f..d024442 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@
 static int zfcp_fsf_req_send(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
 {
 	struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = req->adapter;
-	struct zfcp_qdio_queue *req_q = &adapter->req_q;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int idx;
 
@@ -780,19 +779,15 @@
 	list_add_tail(&req->list, &adapter->req_list[idx]);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->req_list_lock, flags);
 
-	req->qdio_outb_usage = atomic_read(&req_q->count);
+	req->qdio_outb_usage = atomic_read(&adapter->req_q.count);
 	req->issued = get_clock();
 	if (zfcp_qdio_send(req)) {
-		/* Queues are down..... */
 		del_timer(&req->timer);
-		spin_lock(&adapter->req_list_lock);
-		zfcp_reqlist_remove(adapter, req);
-		spin_unlock(&adapter->req_list_lock);
-		/* undo changes in request queue made for this request */
-		atomic_add(req->sbal_number, &req_q->count);
-		req_q->first -= req->sbal_number;
-		req_q->first += QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
-		req_q->first %= QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q; /* wrap */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->req_list_lock, flags);
+		/* lookup request again, list might have changed */
+		if (zfcp_reqlist_find_safe(adapter, req))
+			zfcp_reqlist_remove(adapter, req);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->req_list_lock, flags);
 		zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(adapter, 0, 116, req);
 		return -EIO;
 	}