diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index fd068bc1bd0a..c663eb2ecf32 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -1197,10 +1197,11 @@ static void zfcp_erp_action_cleanup(struct zfcp_erp_action *act, int result)
 		put_device(&unit->dev);
 		break;
 
-	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT_FORCED:
 	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT:
 		if (result == ZFCP_ERP_SUCCEEDED)
 			zfcp_scsi_schedule_rport_register(port);
+		/* fall through */
+	case ZFCP_ERP_ACTION_REOPEN_PORT_FORCED:
 		put_device(&port->dev);
 		break;