diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
index d09e08b71cfba0..d6ad437883fade 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ap_driver_unregister);
 
 void ap_bus_force_rescan(void)
 {
+	/* Only trigger AP bus scans after the initial scan is done */
+	if (atomic64_read(&ap_scan_bus_count) <= 0)
+		return;
+
 	/* processing a asynchronous bus rescan */
 	del_timer(&ap_config_timer);
 	queue_work(system_long_wq, &ap_scan_work);