diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 60ff9d172c79..14a427457fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ int zfcp_fsf_open_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 				  SBAL_FLAGS0_TYPE_READ,
 				  qdio->adapter->pool.erp_req);
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(req))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ int zfcp_fsf_close_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 				  SBAL_FLAGS0_TYPE_READ,
 				  qdio->adapter->pool.erp_req);
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(req))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out;
 	}