}
 }
 
+static void io_subchannel_quiesce(struct subchannel *);
+
 /**
  * ccw_device_set_offline() - disable a ccw device for I/O
  * @cdev: target ccw device
  */
 int ccw_device_set_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-       int ret;
+       struct subchannel *sch;
+       int ret, state;
 
        if (!cdev)
                return -ENODEV;
        }
        cdev->online = 0;
        spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+       sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
        /* Wait until a final state or DISCONNECTED is reached */
        while (!dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) &&
               cdev->private->state != DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
                           cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED));
                spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
        }
-       ret = ccw_device_offline(cdev);
-       if (ret)
-               goto error;
+       do {
+               ret = ccw_device_offline(cdev);
+               if (!ret)
+                       break;
+               CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "ccw_device_offline returned %d, device "
+                             "0.%x.%04x\n", ret, cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
+                             cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
+               if (ret != -EBUSY)
+                       goto error;
+               state = cdev->private->state;
+               spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+               io_subchannel_quiesce(sch);
+               spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+               cdev->private->state = state;
+       } while (ret == -EBUSY);
        spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
        wait_event(cdev->private->wait_q, (dev_fsm_final_state(cdev) ||
                   cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED));
        return 0;
 
 error:
-       CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "ccw_device_offline returned %d, device 0.%x.%04x\n",
-                     ret, cdev->private->dev_id.ssid,
-                     cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
        cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
        dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_NOTOPER);
        spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void io_subchannel_quiesce(struct subchannel *);
-
 static int
 io_subchannel_remove (struct subchannel *sch)
 {