--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -1075,7 +1075,8 @@ struct qeth_card *qeth_get_card_by_busid
 void qeth_set_allowed_threads(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned long threads,
 			      int clear_start_mask);
 int qeth_threads_running(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
-int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, bool resetting);
+int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, const struct qeth_discipline *disc,
+		     bool resetting);
 
 int qeth_send_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *,
 		  int (*reply_cb)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -5300,12 +5300,12 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int qeth_set_online(struct qeth_card *card)
+static int qeth_set_online(struct qeth_card *card,
+			   const struct qeth_discipline *disc)
 {
 	bool carrier_ok;
 	int rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "setonlin");
 
@@ -5322,7 +5322,7 @@ static int qeth_set_online(struct qeth_c
 		/* no need for locking / error handling at this early stage: */
 		qeth_set_real_num_tx_queues(card, qeth_tx_actual_queues(card));
 
-	rc = card->discipline->set_online(card, carrier_ok);
+	rc = disc->set_online(card, carrier_ok);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_online;
 
@@ -5330,7 +5330,6 @@ static int qeth_set_online(struct qeth_c
 	kobject_uevent(&card->gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 err_online:
@@ -5345,15 +5344,14 @@ err_hardsetup:
 	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
 
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, bool resetting)
+int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *card, const struct qeth_discipline *disc,
+		     bool resetting)
 {
 	int rc, rc2, rc3;
 
-	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "setoffl");
 
@@ -5374,7 +5372,7 @@ int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *c
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&card->rx_mode_work);
 
-	card->discipline->set_offline(card);
+	disc->set_offline(card);
 
 	qeth_qdio_clear_card(card, 0);
 	qeth_drain_output_queues(card);
@@ -5395,16 +5393,19 @@ int qeth_set_offline(struct qeth_card *c
 	kobject_uevent(&card->gdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_set_offline);
 
 static int qeth_do_reset(void *data)
 {
+	const struct qeth_discipline *disc;
 	struct qeth_card *card = data;
 	int rc;
 
+	/* Lock-free, other users will block until we are done. */
+	disc = card->discipline;
+
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "recover1");
 	if (!qeth_do_run_thread(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD))
 		return 0;
@@ -5412,8 +5413,8 @@ static int qeth_do_reset(void *data)
 	dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
 		 "A recovery process has been started for the device\n");
 
-	qeth_set_offline(card, true);
-	rc = qeth_set_online(card);
+	qeth_set_offline(card, disc, true);
+	rc = qeth_set_online(card, disc);
 	if (!rc) {
 		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
 			 "Device successfully recovered!\n");
@@ -6423,7 +6424,10 @@ static int qeth_core_set_online(struct c
 		}
 	}
 
-	rc = qeth_set_online(card);
+	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	rc = qeth_set_online(card, card->discipline);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+
 err:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -6431,8 +6435,13 @@ err:
 static int qeth_core_set_offline(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
+	int rc;
 
-	return qeth_set_offline(card, false);
+	mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	rc = qeth_set_offline(card, card->discipline, false);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void qeth_core_shutdown(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -2207,8 +2207,11 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
 	wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
 
-	if (gdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
-		qeth_set_offline(card, false);
+	if (gdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE) {
+		mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+		qeth_set_offline(card, card->discipline, false);
+		mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	}
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (card->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -1973,8 +1973,11 @@ static void qeth_l3_remove_device(struct
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
 	wait_event(card->wait_q, qeth_threads_running(card, 0xffffffff) == 0);
 
-	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE)
-		qeth_set_offline(card, false);
+	if (cgdev->state == CCWGROUP_ONLINE) {
+		mutex_lock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+		qeth_set_offline(card, card->discipline, false);
+		mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
+	}
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&card->close_dev_work);
 	if (card->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
