3 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 884ba9dfb341..b3a0b8838d2f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ struct qeth_trap_id {
 /*some helper functions*/
 #define QETH_CARD_IFNAME(card) (((card)->dev)? (card)->dev->name : "")
 
+static inline bool qeth_netdev_is_registered(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->netdev_ops != NULL;
+}
+
 static inline void qeth_scrub_qdio_buffer(struct qdio_buffer *buf,
 					  unsigned int elements)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 5b67fd1f2b77..2b978eba7e30 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
 		qeth_l2_set_offline(cgdev);
-	unregister_netdev(card->dev);
+	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
+		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops qeth_l2_ethtool_ops = {
@@ -866,7 +867,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	if (card->dev->netdev_ops)
+	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	card->dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 968e344a240b..a719c5ec4171 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 	unsigned int headroom;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (card->dev->netdev_ops)
+	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSD ||
@@ -2465,7 +2465,8 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
 		qeth_l3_set_offline(cgdev);
 
-	unregister_netdev(card->dev);
+	if (qeth_netdev_is_registered(card->dev))
+		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 	qeth_l3_clear_ip_htable(card, 0);
 	qeth_l3_clear_ipato_list(card);
 }