diff --git a/hw/s390x/css.c b/hw/s390x/css.c
index 301bf1772f..56c3fa8c89 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css.c
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ void css_inject_io_interrupt(SubchDev *sch)
 
 void css_conditional_io_interrupt(SubchDev *sch)
 {
+    /*
+     * If the subchannel is not enabled, it is not made status pending
+     * (see PoP p. 16-17, "Status Control").
+     */
+    if (!(sch->curr_status.pmcw.flags & PMCW_FLAGS_MASK_ENA)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /*
      * If the subchannel is not currently status pending, make it pending
      * with alert status.