diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
index a8b831000b2d..18c4f933e8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Debug traces for zfcp.
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2017
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2018
  */
 
 #define KMSG_COMPONENT "zfcp"
@@ -308,6 +308,27 @@ void zfcp_dbf_rec_trig(char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dbf->rec_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * zfcp_dbf_rec_trig_lock - trace event related to triggered recovery with lock
+ * @tag: identifier for event
+ * @adapter: adapter on which the erp_action should run
+ * @port: remote port involved in the erp_action
+ * @sdev: scsi device involved in the erp_action
+ * @want: wanted erp_action
+ * @need: required erp_action
+ *
+ * The adapter->erp_lock must not be held.
+ */
+void zfcp_dbf_rec_trig_lock(char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
+			    struct zfcp_port *port, struct scsi_device *sdev,
+			    u8 want, u8 need)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	read_lock_irqsave(&adapter->erp_lock, flags);
+	zfcp_dbf_rec_trig(tag, adapter, port, sdev, want, need);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->erp_lock, flags);
+}
 
 /**
  * zfcp_dbf_rec_run_lvl - trace event related to running recovery
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
index bf8ea4df2bb8..e5eed8aac0ce 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * External function declarations.
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2016
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2018
  */
 
 #ifndef ZFCP_EXT_H
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ extern int zfcp_dbf_adapter_register(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void zfcp_dbf_adapter_unregister(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void zfcp_dbf_rec_trig(char *, struct zfcp_adapter *,
 			      struct zfcp_port *, struct scsi_device *, u8, u8);
+extern void zfcp_dbf_rec_trig_lock(char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
+				   struct zfcp_port *port,
+				   struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 want, u8 need);
 extern void zfcp_dbf_rec_run(char *, struct zfcp_erp_action *);
 extern void zfcp_dbf_rec_run_lvl(int level, char *tag,
 				 struct zfcp_erp_action *erp);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 4d2ba5682493..22f9562f415c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Interface to Linux SCSI midlayer.
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2017
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2018
  */
 
 #define KMSG_COMPONENT "zfcp"
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ static void zfcp_scsi_rport_register(struct zfcp_port *port)
 	ids.port_id = port->d_id;
 	ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
 
-	zfcp_dbf_rec_trig("scpaddy", port->adapter, port, NULL,
-			  ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_ADD,
-			  ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_ADD);
+	zfcp_dbf_rec_trig_lock("scpaddy", port->adapter, port, NULL,
+			       ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_ADD,
+			       ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_ADD);
 	rport = fc_remote_port_add(port->adapter->scsi_host, 0, &ids);
 	if (!rport) {
 		dev_err(&port->adapter->ccw_device->dev,
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ static void zfcp_scsi_rport_block(struct zfcp_port *port)
 	struct fc_rport *rport = port->rport;
 
 	if (rport) {
-		zfcp_dbf_rec_trig("scpdely", port->adapter, port, NULL,
-				  ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_DEL,
-				  ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_DEL);
+		zfcp_dbf_rec_trig_lock("scpdely", port->adapter, port, NULL,
+				       ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_DEL,
+				       ZFCP_PSEUDO_ERP_ACTION_RPORT_DEL);
 		fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
 		port->rport = NULL;
 	}