diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index 4a0b3f19bd8e..4f01b1929240 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -695,7 +695,8 @@ static int info_update(void)
 	if (time_after(jiffies, chp_info_expires)) {
 		/* Data is too old, update. */
 		rc = sclp_chp_read_info(&chp_info);
-		chp_info_expires = jiffies + CHP_INFO_UPDATE_INTERVAL ;
+		if (!rc)
+			chp_info_expires = jiffies + CHP_INFO_UPDATE_INTERVAL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&info_lock);