diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 774ae51569cbef..e7addea8741b79 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -913,7 +913,6 @@ void qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(struct qeth_card *, unsigned long);
 int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *);
 void qeth_print_status_message(struct qeth_card *);
 int qeth_init_qdio_queues(struct qeth_card *);
-int qeth_send_startlan(struct qeth_card *);
 int qeth_send_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *,
 		  int (*reply_cb)
 		  (struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_reply *, unsigned long),
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index ca8309ff3ad4e0..315d8a2db7c066 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@ int qeth_send_ipa_cmd(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_send_ipa_cmd);
 
-int qeth_send_startlan(struct qeth_card *card)
+static int qeth_send_startlan(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
@@ -2957,7 +2957,6 @@ int qeth_send_startlan(struct qeth_card *card)
 	rc = qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, NULL, NULL);
 	return rc;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_send_startlan);
 
 static int qeth_default_setadapterparms_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 		struct qeth_reply *reply, unsigned long data)
@@ -5087,6 +5086,20 @@ int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	rc = qeth_send_startlan(card);
+	if (rc) {
+		QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "6err%d", rc);
+		if (rc == IPA_RC_LAN_OFFLINE) {
+			dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
+				"The LAN is offline\n");
+			card->lan_online = 0;
+		} else {
+			rc = -ENODEV;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else
+		card->lan_online = 1;
+
 	card->options.ipa4.supported_funcs = 0;
 	card->options.ipa6.supported_funcs = 0;
 	card->options.adp.supported_funcs = 0;
@@ -5098,14 +5111,14 @@ int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 	if (qeth_is_supported(card, IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS)) {
 		rc = qeth_query_setadapterparms(card);
 		if (rc < 0) {
-			QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "6err%d", rc);
+			QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "7err%d", rc);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 	if (qeth_adp_supported(card, IPA_SETADP_SET_DIAG_ASSIST)) {
 		rc = qeth_query_setdiagass(card);
 		if (rc < 0) {
-			QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "7err%d", rc);
+			QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "8err%d", rc);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index c298759c30a8b3..bea48330761899 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -1177,21 +1177,6 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
 	/* softsetup */
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "softsetp");
 
-	rc = qeth_send_startlan(card);
-	if (rc) {
-		QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "1err%d", rc);
-		if (rc == 0xe080) {
-			dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
-				"The LAN is offline\n");
-			card->lan_online = 0;
-			goto contin;
-		}
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_remove;
-	} else
-		card->lan_online = 1;
-
-contin:
 	if ((card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSD) ||
 	    (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSX)) {
 		rc = qeth_l2_start_ipassists(card);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index ac37d050e765ba..06d0addcc058dc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3227,21 +3227,6 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
 	/* softsetup */
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "softsetp");
 
-	rc = qeth_send_startlan(card);
-	if (rc) {
-		QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "1err%d", rc);
-		if (rc == 0xe080) {
-			dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev,
-				"The LAN is offline\n");
-			card->lan_online = 0;
-			goto contin;
-		}
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_remove;
-	} else
-		card->lan_online = 1;
-
-contin:
 	rc = qeth_l3_setadapter_parms(card);
 	if (rc)
 		QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "2err%04x", rc);