diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index ff8a6cd790b1..40e2f6bd0f09 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -292,11 +292,9 @@ static void qeth_l2_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_DOWN) {
-		qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
-		qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
-	}
 
+	qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
+	qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 	card->info.mac_bits &= ~QETH_LAYER2_MAC_REGISTERED;
 }
@@ -882,7 +880,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	ccw_device_set_offline(CARD_WDEV(card));
 	ccw_device_set_offline(CARD_RDEV(card));
 	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-	card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 13bf3e2e9cea..99ca38164b99 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -1436,11 +1436,9 @@ static void qeth_l3_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 		qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 	}
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_DOWN) {
-		qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
-		qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
-	}
 
+	qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
+	qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
 	flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 }
 
@@ -2420,7 +2418,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	ccw_device_set_offline(CARD_WDEV(card));
 	ccw_device_set_offline(CARD_RDEV(card));
 	qdio_free(CARD_DDEV(card));
-	card->state = CARD_STATE_DOWN;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&card->discipline_mutex);