diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index b38dc2478541..597c0c76a2ad 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -990,8 +990,7 @@ int chsc_get_channel_measurement_chars(struct channel_path *chp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __init
-chsc_alloc_sei_area(void)
+int __init chsc_alloc_sei_area(void)
 {
 	sei_page = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 	if (!sei_page)
@@ -1000,6 +999,11 @@ chsc_alloc_sei_area(void)
 	return (sei_page ? 0 : -ENOMEM);
 }
 
+void __init chsc_free_sei_area(void)
+{
+	kfree(sei_page);
+}
+
 int __init
 chsc_enable_facility(int operation_code)
 {
@@ -1051,8 +1055,6 @@ chsc_enable_facility(int operation_code)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(chsc_alloc_sei_area);
-
 struct css_general_char css_general_characteristics;
 struct css_chsc_char css_chsc_characteristics;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
index 2ad81d11cf7b..d1f5db1e69b9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ extern int chsc_get_ssd_info(struct subchannel_id schid,
 			     struct chsc_ssd_info *ssd);
 extern int chsc_determine_css_characteristics(void);
 extern int css_characteristics_avail;
+extern int chsc_alloc_sei_area(void);
+extern void chsc_free_sei_area(void);
 
 extern int chsc_enable_facility(int);
 struct channel_subsystem;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index ac5ceb933896..1c27a5a06b49 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ static int __init slow_subchannel_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(slow_subchannel_init);
-
 static void css_slow_path_func(struct work_struct *unused)
 {
 	struct subchannel_id schid;
@@ -641,9 +639,20 @@ init_channel_subsystem (void)
 {
 	int ret, i;
 
-	if (chsc_determine_css_characteristics() == 0)
+	ret = chsc_determine_css_characteristics();
+	if (ret == -ENOMEM)
+		goto out; /* No need to continue. */
+	if (ret == 0)
 		css_characteristics_avail = 1;
 
+	ret = chsc_alloc_sei_area();
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = slow_subchannel_init();
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	if ((ret = bus_register(&css_bus_type)))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -709,6 +718,10 @@ init_channel_subsystem (void)
 out_bus:
 	bus_unregister(&css_bus_type);
 out:
+	chsc_free_sei_area();
+	kfree(slow_subchannel_set);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING"cio: failed to initialize css driver (%d)!\n",
+	       ret);
 	return ret;
 }