diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
index 87c1ab79122f..901164c971f7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ static ssize_t zfcp_sysfs_unit_add_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (kstrtoull(buf, 0, (unsigned long long *) &fcp_lun))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	flush_work(&port->rport_work);
+
 	retval = zfcp_unit_add(port, fcp_lun);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;