diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 23d5752349b5..71b3b73e8ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -681,35 +681,22 @@ get_orphaned_ccwdev_by_dev_id(struct channel_subsystem *css,
 	return dev ? to_ccwdev(dev) : NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-ccw_device_add_changed(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
-	struct ccw_device *cdev;
-
-	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
-	cdev = priv->cdev;
-	if (device_add(&cdev->dev)) {
-		put_device(&cdev->dev);
-		return;
-	}
-	set_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered);
-}
-
-void ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg(struct work_struct *work)
+void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ccw_device_private *priv;
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
+	int ret;
 
 	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
 	cdev = priv->cdev;
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 
-	ccw_device_unregister(cdev);
-	PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-		     ccw_device_add_changed);
-	queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+	if (test_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered)) {
+		device_release_driver(&cdev->dev);
+		ret = device_attach(&cdev->dev);
+		WARN_ON(ret == -ENODEV);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.h b/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
index 0f2e63ea48de..85e01846ca65 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void io_subchannel_init_config(struct subchannel *sch);
 
 int ccw_device_cancel_halt_clear(struct ccw_device *);
 
-void ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg(struct work_struct *);
+void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct work_struct *);
 void ccw_device_move_to_orphanage(struct work_struct *);
 int ccw_device_is_orphan(struct ccw_device *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 8df5eaafc5ab..95f2f352cb9d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ ccw_device_handle_oper(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	    cdev->id.dev_type != cdev->private->senseid.dev_type ||
 	    cdev->id.dev_model != cdev->private->senseid.dev_model) {
 		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg);
+			     ccw_device_do_unbind_bind);
 		queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static void ccw_device_oper_notify(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	}
 	/* Driver doesn't want device back. */
 	ccw_device_set_notoper(cdev);
-	PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work, ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg);
+	PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work, ccw_device_do_unbind_bind);
 	queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
 }