diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index d2b094d9c34..504c9219961 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ struct zfcp_fsf_req *zfcp_reqlist_ismember(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 	struct zfcp_fsf_req *request, *tmp;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	/* 0 is reserved as an invalid req_id */
+	if (req_id == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
 	i = req_id % REQUEST_LIST_SIZE;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, tmp, &adapter->req_list[i], list)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
index c033145d0f1..0aa3b1ac76a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_dbf.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ _zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_common(const char *tag, const char *tag2, int level,
 			    struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 			    struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_cmnd,
 			    struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req,
-			    struct zfcp_fsf_req *old_fsf_req)
+			    unsigned long old_req_id)
 {
 	struct zfcp_scsi_dbf_record *rec = &adapter->scsi_dbf_buf;
 	struct zfcp_dbf_dump *dump = (struct zfcp_dbf_dump *)rec;
@@ -768,8 +768,7 @@ _zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_common(const char *tag, const char *tag2, int level,
 				rec->fsf_seqno = fsf_req->seq_no;
 				rec->fsf_issued = fsf_req->issued;
 			}
-			rec->type.old_fsf_reqid =
-				    (unsigned long) old_fsf_req;
+			rec->type.old_fsf_reqid = old_req_id;
 		} else {
 			strncpy(dump->tag, "dump", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
 			dump->total_size = buflen;
@@ -794,17 +793,17 @@ zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_result(const char *tag, int level,
 			   struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req)
 {
 	_zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_common("rslt", tag, level,
-			adapter, scsi_cmnd, fsf_req, NULL);
+			adapter, scsi_cmnd, fsf_req, 0);
 }
 
 inline void
 zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort(const char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 			  struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_cmnd,
 			  struct zfcp_fsf_req *new_fsf_req,
-			  struct zfcp_fsf_req *old_fsf_req)
+			  unsigned long old_req_id)
 {
 	_zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_common("abrt", tag, 1,
-			adapter, scsi_cmnd, new_fsf_req, old_fsf_req);
+			adapter, scsi_cmnd, new_fsf_req, old_req_id);
 }
 
 inline void
@@ -814,7 +813,7 @@ zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_devreset(const char *tag, u8 flag, struct zfcp_unit *unit,
 	struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = unit->port->adapter;
 
 	_zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_common(flag == FCP_TARGET_RESET ? "trst" : "lrst",
-			tag, 1, adapter, scsi_cmnd, NULL, NULL);
+			tag, 1, adapter, scsi_cmnd, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
index 4f4ef0c4ca7..710ebbf8992 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ extern void zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_result(const char *, int, struct zfcp_adapter *,
 				       struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
 extern void zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort(const char *, struct zfcp_adapter *,
 				      struct scsi_cmnd *, struct zfcp_fsf_req *,
-				      struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
+				      unsigned long);
 extern void zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_devreset(const char *, u8, struct zfcp_unit *,
 					 struct scsi_cmnd *);
 extern void zfcp_reqlist_add(struct zfcp_adapter *, struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 4913ffbb2fc..a66b5193b70 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@ zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 	fsf_req->unit = unit;
 
 	/* associate FSF request with SCSI request (for look up on abort) */
-	scsi_cmnd->host_scribble = (char *) fsf_req;
+	scsi_cmnd->host_scribble = (unsigned char *) fsf_req->req_id;
 
 	/* associate SCSI command with FSF request */
 	fsf_req->data = (unsigned long) scsi_cmnd;
@@ -4667,7 +4667,6 @@ zfcp_fsf_req_create(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, u32 fsf_cmd, int req_flags,
 {
 	volatile struct qdio_buffer_element *sbale;
 	struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct zfcp_qdio_queue *req_queue = &adapter->request_queue;
 
@@ -4684,10 +4683,10 @@ zfcp_fsf_req_create(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, u32 fsf_cmd, int req_flags,
 	fsf_req->fsf_command = fsf_cmd;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fsf_req->list);
 	
-	/* unique request id */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->req_list_lock, flags);
+	/* this is serialized (we are holding req_queue-lock of adapter */
+	if (adapter->req_no == 0)
+		adapter->req_no++;
 	fsf_req->req_id = adapter->req_no++;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->req_list_lock, flags);
 
         zfcp_fsf_req_qtcb_init(fsf_req);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 4857cccb1d5..043ed7c0a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -378,16 +378,15 @@ zfcp_unit_lookup(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, int channel, unsigned int id,
  * will handle late commands.  (Usually, the normal completion of late
  * commands is ignored with respect to the running abort operation.)
  */
-int
-zfcp_scsi_eh_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *scpnt)
+int zfcp_scsi_eh_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *scpnt)
 {
  	struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host;
  	struct zfcp_adapter *adapter;
 	struct zfcp_unit *unit;
-	int retval = SUCCESS;
-	struct zfcp_fsf_req *new_fsf_req = NULL;
-	struct zfcp_fsf_req *old_fsf_req;
+	struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long old_req_id;
+	int retval = SUCCESS;
 
 	scsi_host = scpnt->device->host;
 	adapter = (struct zfcp_adapter *) scsi_host->hostdata[0];
@@ -399,55 +398,47 @@ zfcp_scsi_eh_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *scpnt)
 	/* avoid race condition between late normal completion and abort */
 	write_lock_irqsave(&adapter->abort_lock, flags);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check whether command has just completed and can not be aborted.
-	 * Even if the command has just been completed late, we can access
-	 * scpnt since the SCSI stack does not release it at least until
-	 * this routine returns. (scpnt is parameter passed to this routine
-	 * and must not disappear during abort even on late completion.)
-	 */
-	old_fsf_req = (struct zfcp_fsf_req *) scpnt->host_scribble;
-	if (!old_fsf_req) {
+	/* Check whether corresponding fsf_req is still pending */
+	spin_lock(&adapter->req_list_lock);
+	fsf_req = zfcp_reqlist_ismember(adapter, (unsigned long)
+					scpnt->host_scribble);
+	spin_unlock(&adapter->req_list_lock);
+	if (!fsf_req) {
 		write_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->abort_lock, flags);
-		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("lte1", adapter, scpnt, NULL, NULL);
+		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("lte1", adapter, scpnt, NULL, 0);
 		retval = SUCCESS;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	old_fsf_req->data = 0;
-	old_fsf_req->status |= ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTING;
+	fsf_req->data = 0;
+	fsf_req->status |= ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTING;
+	old_req_id = fsf_req->req_id;
 
-	/* don't access old_fsf_req after releasing the abort_lock */
+	/* don't access old fsf_req after releasing the abort_lock */
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->abort_lock, flags);
-	/* call FSF routine which does the abort */
-	new_fsf_req = zfcp_fsf_abort_fcp_command((unsigned long) old_fsf_req,
-						 adapter, unit, 0);
-	if (!new_fsf_req) {
+
+	fsf_req = zfcp_fsf_abort_fcp_command(old_req_id, adapter, unit, 0);
+	if (!fsf_req) {
 		ZFCP_LOG_INFO("error: initiation of Abort FCP Cmnd failed\n");
 		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("nres", adapter, scpnt, NULL,
-					  old_fsf_req);
+					  old_req_id);
 		retval = FAILED;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* wait for completion of abort */
-	__wait_event(new_fsf_req->completion_wq,
-		     new_fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_COMPLETED);
+	__wait_event(fsf_req->completion_wq,
+		     fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_COMPLETED);
 
-	/* status should be valid since signals were not permitted */
-	if (new_fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTSUCCEEDED) {
-		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("okay", adapter, scpnt, new_fsf_req,
-					  NULL);
+	if (fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTSUCCEEDED) {
+		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("okay", adapter, scpnt, fsf_req, 0);
 		retval = SUCCESS;
-	} else if (new_fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTNOTNEEDED) {
-		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("lte2", adapter, scpnt, new_fsf_req,
-					  NULL);
+	} else if (fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ABORTNOTNEEDED) {
+		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("lte2", adapter, scpnt, fsf_req, 0);
 		retval = SUCCESS;
 	} else {
-		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("fail", adapter, scpnt, new_fsf_req,
-					  NULL);
+		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_abort("fail", adapter, scpnt, fsf_req, 0);
 		retval = FAILED;
 	}
-	zfcp_fsf_req_free(new_fsf_req);
+	zfcp_fsf_req_free(fsf_req);
  out:
 	return retval;
 }