diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 5c368cdfc455..20fe59300d0e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -143,6 +143,49 @@ static void zfcp_erp_action_dismiss_adapter(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
+static int zfcp_erp_handle_failed(int want, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
+				  struct zfcp_port *port,
+				  struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	int need = want;
+	struct zfcp_scsi_dev *zsdev;
+
+	switch (want) {
+	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_LUN:
+		zsdev = sdev_to_zfcp(sdev);
+		if (atomic_read(&zsdev->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED)
+			need = 0;
+		break;
+	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT_FORCED:
+		if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED)
+			need = 0;
+		break;
+	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT:
+		if (atomic_read(&port->status) &
+		    ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) {
+			need = 0;
+			/* ensure propagation of failed status to new devices */
+			zfcp_erp_set_port_status(
+				port, ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
+		}
+		break;
+	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_ADAPTER:
+		if (atomic_read(&adapter->status) &
+		    ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) {
+			need = 0;
+			/* ensure propagation of failed status to new devices */
+			zfcp_erp_set_adapter_status(
+				adapter, ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		need = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return need;
+}
+
 static int zfcp_erp_required_act(int want, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 				 struct zfcp_port *port,
 				 struct scsi_device *sdev)
@@ -266,6 +309,12 @@ static int zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(int want, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 	int retval = 1, need;
 	struct zfcp_erp_action *act;
 
+	need = zfcp_erp_handle_failed(want, adapter, port, sdev);
+	if (!need) {
+		need = ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_FAILED; /* marker for trace */
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!adapter->erp_thread)
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -314,12 +363,6 @@ static int _zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 	zfcp_erp_adapter_block(adapter, clear_mask);
 	zfcp_scsi_schedule_rports_block(adapter);
 
-	/* ensure propagation of failed status to new devices */
-	if (atomic_read(&adapter->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) {
-		zfcp_erp_set_adapter_status(adapter,
-					    ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
 	return zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_ADAPTER,
 				       adapter, NULL, NULL, id, 0);
 }
@@ -338,12 +381,8 @@ void zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, int clear, char *id)
 	zfcp_scsi_schedule_rports_block(adapter);
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&adapter->erp_lock, flags);
-	if (atomic_read(&adapter->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED)
-		zfcp_erp_set_adapter_status(adapter,
-					    ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
-	else
-		zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_ADAPTER, adapter,
-					NULL, NULL, id, 0);
+	zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_ADAPTER, adapter,
+				NULL, NULL, id, 0);
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->erp_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -384,13 +423,6 @@ static void _zfcp_erp_port_forced_reopen(struct zfcp_port *port, int clear,
 	zfcp_erp_port_block(port, clear);
 	zfcp_scsi_schedule_rport_block(port);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) {
-		zfcp_dbf_rec_trig(id, port->adapter, port, NULL,
-				  ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT_FORCED,
-				  ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_FAILED);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT_FORCED,
 				port->adapter, port, NULL, id, 0);
 }
@@ -416,12 +448,6 @@ static int _zfcp_erp_port_reopen(struct zfcp_port *port, int clear, char *id)
 	zfcp_erp_port_block(port, clear);
 	zfcp_scsi_schedule_rport_block(port);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) {
-		/* ensure propagation of failed status to new devices */
-		zfcp_erp_set_port_status(port, ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
 	return zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT,
 				       port->adapter, port, NULL, id, 0);
 }
@@ -461,9 +487,6 @@ static void _zfcp_erp_lun_reopen(struct scsi_device *sdev, int clear, char *id,
 
 	zfcp_erp_lun_block(sdev, clear);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&zfcp_sdev->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED)
-		return;
-
 	zfcp_erp_action_enqueue(ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_LUN, adapter,
 				zfcp_sdev->port, sdev, id, act_status);
 }