diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
index 48ea0004a56da..5a699746c357e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ static inline int ap_test_config(unsigned int *field, unsigned int nr)
 static inline int ap_test_config_card_id(unsigned int id)
 {
 	if (!ap_configuration)	/* QCI not supported */
-		return 1;
+		/* only ids 0...3F may be probed */
+		return id < 0x40 ? 1 : 0;
 	return ap_test_config(ap_configuration->apm, id);
 }