diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index 2bc55ccf3f2372..ce9e7517430f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ static ssize_t dev_busid_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(dev);
 	struct pmcw *pmcw = &sch->schib.pmcw;
 
-	if ((pmcw->st == SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_IO ||
-	     pmcw->st == SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_MSG) && pmcw->dnv)
+	if ((pmcw->st == SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_IO && pmcw->dnv) ||
+	    (pmcw->st == SUBCHANNEL_TYPE_MSG && pmcw->w))
 		return sysfs_emit(buf, "0.%x.%04x\n", sch->schid.ssid,
 				  pmcw->dev);
 	else