diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
index c388eda..553b3c5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
@@ -705,6 +705,16 @@
 	if (lcu->pav == NO_PAV ||
 	    lcu->flags & (NEED_UAC_UPDATE | UPDATE_PENDING))
 		return NULL;
+	if (unlikely(!(private->features.feature[8] & 0x01))) {
+		/*
+		 * PAV enabled but prefix not, very unlikely
+		 * seems to be a lost pathgroup
+		 * use base device to do IO
+		 */
+		DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_ERR, base_device, "%s",
+			      "Prefix not enabled with PAV enabled\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lcu->lock, flags);
 	alias_device = group->next;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index 763f1bd..bbcd5e9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@
 					   sizeof(struct PFX_eckd_data));
 	} else {
 		if (define_extent(ccw++, cqr->data, first_trk,
-				  last_trk, cmd, startdev) == -EAGAIN) {
+				  last_trk, cmd, basedev) == -EAGAIN) {
 			/* Clock not in sync and XRC is enabled.
 			 * Try again later.
 			 */