diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index e3dbeda97179..fd068bc1bd0a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -714,6 +714,14 @@ static int zfcp_erp_adapter_strategy_open_fsf(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 	if (zfcp_erp_adapter_strategy_open_fsf_xport(act) == ZFCP_ERP_FAILED)
 		return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
 
+	if (mempool_resize(act->adapter->pool.status_read_data,
+			   act->adapter->stat_read_buf_num, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
+
+	if (mempool_resize(act->adapter->pool.status_read_req,
+			   act->adapter->stat_read_buf_num, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
+
 	atomic_set(&act->adapter->stat_miss, act->adapter->stat_read_buf_num);
 	if (zfcp_status_read_refill(act->adapter))
 		return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 229795f190e8..71663fb77310 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ static int zfcp_fsf_exchange_config_evaluate(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
 
 	adapter->hydra_version = bottom->adapter_type;
 	adapter->timer_ticks = bottom->timer_interval;
-	adapter->stat_read_buf_num = max(bottom->status_read_buf_num, (u16)16);
+	adapter->stat_read_buf_num = max(bottom->status_read_buf_num,
+					 (u16)FSF_STATUS_READS_RECOM);
 
 	if (fc_host_permanent_port_name(shost) == -1)
 		fc_host_permanent_port_name(shost) = fc_host_port_name(shost);