diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index 82ac331d9125..84752152d41f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ struct zfcp_adapter *zfcp_adapter_enqueue(struct ccw_device *ccw_device)
 
 	adapter->next_port_scan = jiffies;
 
+	adapter->erp_action.adapter = adapter;
+
 	if (zfcp_qdio_setup(adapter))
 		goto failed;
 
@@ -513,6 +515,9 @@ struct zfcp_port *zfcp_port_enqueue(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, u64 wwpn,
 	port->dev.groups = zfcp_port_attr_groups;
 	port->dev.release = zfcp_port_release;
 
+	port->erp_action.adapter = adapter;
+	port->erp_action.port = port;
+
 	if (dev_set_name(&port->dev, "0x%016llx", (unsigned long long)wwpn)) {
 		kfree(port);
 		goto err_out;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 37408f5f81ce..ec2532ee1822 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		atomic_or(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE,
 				&zfcp_sdev->status);
 		erp_action = &zfcp_sdev->erp_action;
-		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
-		erp_action->port = port;
-		erp_action->sdev = sdev;
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->port != port);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->sdev != sdev);
 		if (!(atomic_read(&zfcp_sdev->status) &
 		      ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
@@ -208,8 +207,8 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		zfcp_erp_action_dismiss_port(port);
 		atomic_or(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE, &port->status);
 		erp_action = &port->erp_action;
-		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
-		erp_action->port = port;
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->port != port);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->sdev != NULL);
 		if (!(atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
 		break;
@@ -219,7 +218,8 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		zfcp_erp_action_dismiss_adapter(adapter);
 		atomic_or(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE, &adapter->status);
 		erp_action = &adapter->erp_action;
-		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->port != NULL);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->sdev != NULL);
 		if (!(atomic_read(&adapter->status) &
 		      ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	erp_action->adapter = adapter;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(erp_action->adapter != adapter);
+	memset(&erp_action->list, 0, sizeof(erp_action->list));
+	memset(&erp_action->timer, 0, sizeof(erp_action->timer));
+	erp_action->step = ZFCP_ERP_STEP_UNINITIALIZED;
+	erp_action->fsf_req_id = 0;
 	erp_action->action = need;
 	erp_action->status = act_status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index ec3ddd1d31d5..6cf8732627e0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -115,10 +115,15 @@ static int zfcp_scsi_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	struct zfcp_unit *unit;
 	int npiv = adapter->connection_features & FSF_FEATURE_NPIV_MODE;
 
+	zfcp_sdev->erp_action.adapter = adapter;
+	zfcp_sdev->erp_action.sdev = sdev;
+
 	port = zfcp_get_port_by_wwpn(adapter, rport->port_name);
 	if (!port)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	zfcp_sdev->erp_action.port = port;
+
 	unit = zfcp_unit_find(port, zfcp_scsi_dev_lun(sdev));
 	if (unit)
 		put_device(&unit->dev);