diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 39a621d729e92f..0ecec9c1b490fc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -112,12 +112,26 @@ static int zfcp_scsi_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *scpnt,
 	}
 
 	status = atomic_read(&unit->status);
-	if (unlikely((status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) ||
-		     !(status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))) {
+	if (unlikely(status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED) &&
+		     !(atomic_read(&unit->port->status) &
+		       ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED)) {
+		/* only unit access denied, but port is good
+		 * not covered by FC transport, have to fail here */
 		zfcp_scsi_command_fail(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!(status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_UNBLOCKED))) {
+		/* This could be either
+		 * open unit pending: this is temporary, will result in
+		 * 	open unit or ERP_FAILED, so retry command
+		 * call to rport_delete pending: mimic retry from
+		 * 	fc_remote_port_chkready until rport is BLOCKED
+		 */
+		zfcp_scsi_command_fail(scpnt, DID_IMM_RETRY);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task(unit, scpnt);
 	if (unlikely(ret == -EBUSY))
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;