diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
index cdc6c04..fd12317 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_alias.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 	INIT_WORK(&lcu->suc_data.worker, summary_unit_check_handling_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lcu->ruac_data.dwork, lcu_update_work);
 	spin_lock_init(&lcu->lock);
+	init_completion(&lcu->lcu_setup);
 	return lcu;
 
 out_err4:
@@ -240,6 +241,67 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * The first device to be registered on an LCU will have to do
+ * some additional setup steps to configure that LCU on the
+ * storage server. All further devices should wait with their
+ * initialization until the first device is done.
+ * To synchronize this work, the first device will call
+ * dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete when it is done, and all
+ * other devices will wait for it with dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup.
+ */
+void dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(struct dasd_device *device)
+{
+	struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct alias_server *server;
+	struct alias_lcu *lcu;
+	struct dasd_uid *uid;
+
+	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
+	uid = &private->uid;
+	lcu = NULL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&aliastree.lock, flags);
+	server = _find_server(uid);
+	if (server)
+		lcu = _find_lcu(server, uid);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&aliastree.lock, flags);
+	if (!lcu) {
+		DBF_EVENT_DEVID(DBF_ERR, device->cdev,
+				"could not find lcu for %04x %02x",
+				uid->ssid, uid->real_unit_addr);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+	complete_all(&lcu->lcu_setup);
+}
+
+void dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(struct dasd_device *device)
+{
+	struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct alias_server *server;
+	struct alias_lcu *lcu;
+	struct dasd_uid *uid;
+
+	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
+	uid = &private->uid;
+	lcu = NULL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&aliastree.lock, flags);
+	server = _find_server(uid);
+	if (server)
+		lcu = _find_lcu(server, uid);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&aliastree.lock, flags);
+	if (!lcu) {
+		DBF_EVENT_DEVID(DBF_ERR, device->cdev,
+				"could not find lcu for %04x %02x",
+				uid->ssid, uid->real_unit_addr);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+	wait_for_completion(&lcu->lcu_setup);
+}
+
+/*
  * This function removes a device from the scope of alias management.
  * The complicated part is to make sure that it is not in use by
  * any of the workers. If necessary cancel the work.
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index e38a09b..5819dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@
 /*
  * Valide storage server of current device.
  */
-static int dasd_eckd_validate_server(struct dasd_device *device)
+static void dasd_eckd_validate_server(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
@@ -1076,8 +1076,6 @@
 	private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
 	DBF_EVENT_DEVID(DBF_WARNING, device->cdev, "PSF-SSC for SSID %04x "
 			"returned rc=%d", private->uid.ssid, rc);
-	/* RE-Read Configuration Data */
-	return dasd_eckd_read_conf(device);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1149,12 +1147,21 @@
 		rc = is_known;
 		goto out_err2;
 	}
+	/*
+	 * dasd_eckd_vaildate_server is done on the first device that
+	 * is found for an LCU. All later other devices have to wait
+	 * for it, so they will read the correct feature codes.
+	 */
 	if (!is_known) {
-		/* new lcu found */
-		rc = dasd_eckd_validate_server(device); /* will switch pav on */
-		if (rc)
-			goto out_err3;
-	}
+		dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
+		dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(device);
+	} else
+		dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(device);
+
+	/* device may report different configuration data after LCU setup */
+	rc = dasd_eckd_read_conf(device);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err3;
 
 	/* Read Feature Codes */
 	dasd_eckd_read_features(device);
@@ -3282,11 +3289,15 @@
 	if (is_known < 0)
 		return is_known;
 	if (!is_known) {
-		/* new lcu found */
-		rc = dasd_eckd_validate_server(device); /* will switch pav on */
-		if (rc)
-			goto out_err;
-	}
+		dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
+		dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(device);
+	} else
+		dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(device);
+
+	/* RE-Read Configuration Data */
+	rc = dasd_eckd_read_conf(device);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out_err;
 
 	/* Read Feature Codes */
 	dasd_eckd_read_features(device);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
index ad45bca..864d53c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.h
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
 	struct summary_unit_check_work_data suc_data;
 	struct read_uac_work_data ruac_data;
 	struct dasd_ccw_req *rsu_cqr;
+	struct completion lcu_setup;
 };
 
 struct alias_pav_group {
@@ -460,5 +461,6 @@
 struct dasd_device *dasd_alias_get_start_dev(struct dasd_device *);
 void dasd_alias_handle_summary_unit_check(struct dasd_device *, struct irb *);
 void dasd_eckd_reset_ccw_to_base_io(struct dasd_ccw_req *);
-
+void dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(struct dasd_device *);
+void dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(struct dasd_device *);
 #endif				/* DASD_ECKD_H */