diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 7522aa06672dd0..b7afdb55a459fa 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -592,7 +592,10 @@ static void zfcp_erp_strategy_check_fsfreq(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 				   ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_TIMEDOUT)) {
 			req->status |= ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_DISMISSED;
 			zfcp_dbf_rec_run("erscf_1", act);
-			req->erp_action = NULL;
+			/* lock-free concurrent access with
+			 * zfcp_erp_timeout_handler()
+			 */
+			WRITE_ONCE(req->erp_action, NULL);
 		}
 		if (act->status & ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_TIMEDOUT)
 			zfcp_dbf_rec_run("erscf_2", act);
@@ -628,8 +631,14 @@ void zfcp_erp_notify(struct zfcp_erp_action *erp_action, unsigned long set_mask)
 void zfcp_erp_timeout_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req = from_timer(fsf_req, t, timer);
-	struct zfcp_erp_action *act = fsf_req->erp_action;
+	struct zfcp_erp_action *act;
 
+	if (fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_DISMISSED)
+		return;
+	/* lock-free concurrent access with zfcp_erp_strategy_check_fsfreq() */
+	act = READ_ONCE(fsf_req->erp_action);
+	if (!act)
+		return;
 	zfcp_erp_notify(act, ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_TIMEDOUT);
 }