diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index 7e0d4f724ddae73c71f698a9e4f7775328ef4d93..432fc40990bd26ad2e0dd9e39897ba5c348b197f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ static void chp_process_crw(struct crw *crw0, struct crw *crw1,
 	chpid.id = crw0->rsid;
 	switch (crw0->erc) {
 	case CRW_ERC_IPARM: /* Path has come. */
+	case CRW_ERC_INIT:
 		if (!chp_is_registered(chpid))
 			chp_new(chpid);
 		chsc_chp_online(chpid);