diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
index 0b96d49dd636bc55f6f8f8f360472ab9c18fede1..ea2fd980cb4595023141aba4acfc9ab8d5481ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_main.c
@@ -7797,15 +7797,17 @@ qeth_print_status_message(struct qeth_card *card)
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD:
-		card->info.mcl_level[0] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
-			card->info.mcl_level[0]];
-		card->info.mcl_level[1] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
-			card->info.mcl_level[1]];
-		card->info.mcl_level[2] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
-			card->info.mcl_level[2]];
-		card->info.mcl_level[3] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
-			card->info.mcl_level[3]];
-		card->info.mcl_level[QETH_MCL_LENGTH] = 0;
+		if (card->info.guestlan) {
+			card->info.mcl_level[0] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
+				card->info.mcl_level[0]];
+			card->info.mcl_level[1] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
+				card->info.mcl_level[1]];
+			card->info.mcl_level[2] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
+				card->info.mcl_level[2]];
+			card->info.mcl_level[3] = (char) _ebcasc[(__u8)
+				card->info.mcl_level[3]];
+			card->info.mcl_level[QETH_MCL_LENGTH] = 0;
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		memset(&card->info.mcl_level[0], 0, QETH_MCL_LENGTH + 1);