diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ism.h b/drivers/s390/net/ism.h
index 70c5bbda0feaaa..047fa6101555d0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ism.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ism.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 #define ISM_DMB_WORD_OFFSET	1
 #define ISM_DMB_BIT_OFFSET	(ISM_DMB_WORD_OFFSET * 32)
-#define ISM_IDENT_MASK		0x00FFFF
 
 #define ISM_REG_SBA	0x1
 #define ISM_REG_IEQ	0x2
@@ -192,12 +191,6 @@ struct ism_sba {
 #define ISM_CREATE_REQ(dmb, idx, sf, offset)		\
 	((dmb) | (idx) << 24 | (sf) << 23 | (offset))
 
-struct ism_systemeid {
-	u8	seid_string[24];
-	u8	serial_number[4];
-	u8	type[4];
-};
-
 static inline void __ism_read_cmd(struct ism_dev *ism, void *data,
 				  unsigned long offset, unsigned long len)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ism_drv.c b/drivers/s390/net/ism_drv.c
index 34dd06324e3883..2c8e964425dc38 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ism_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ism_drv.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static struct ism_client *clients[MAX_CLIENTS];	/* use an array rather than */
 						/* a list for fast mapping  */
 static u8 max_client;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(clients_lock);
+static bool ism_v2_capable;
 struct ism_dev_list {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct mutex mutex; /* protects ism device list */
@@ -443,32 +444,6 @@ int ism_move(struct ism_dev *ism, u64 dmb_tok, unsigned int idx, bool sf,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ism_move);
 
-static struct ism_systemeid SYSTEM_EID = {
-	.seid_string = "IBM-SYSZ-ISMSEID00000000",
-	.serial_number = "0000",
-	.type = "0000",
-};
-
-static void ism_create_system_eid(void)
-{
-	struct cpuid id;
-	u16 ident_tail;
-	char tmp[5];
-
-	get_cpu_id(&id);
-	ident_tail = (u16)(id.ident & ISM_IDENT_MASK);
-	snprintf(tmp, 5, "%04X", ident_tail);
-	memcpy(&SYSTEM_EID.serial_number, tmp, 4);
-	snprintf(tmp, 5, "%04X", id.machine);
-	memcpy(&SYSTEM_EID.type, tmp, 4);
-}
-
-u8 *ism_get_seid(void)
-{
-	return SYSTEM_EID.seid_string;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ism_get_seid);
-
 static void ism_handle_event(struct ism_dev *ism)
 {
 	struct ism_event *entry;
@@ -560,7 +535,9 @@ static int ism_dev_init(struct ism_dev *ism)
 
 	if (!ism_add_vlan_id(ism, ISM_RESERVED_VLANID))
 		/* hardware is V2 capable */
-		ism_create_system_eid();
+		ism_v2_capable = true;
+	else
+		ism_v2_capable = false;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ism_dev_list.mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&clients_lock);
@@ -665,8 +642,7 @@ static void ism_dev_exit(struct ism_dev *ism)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&clients_lock);
 
-	if (SYSTEM_EID.serial_number[0] != '0' ||
-	    SYSTEM_EID.type[0] != '0')
+	if (ism_v2_capable)
 		ism_del_vlan_id(ism, ISM_RESERVED_VLANID);
 	unregister_ieq(ism);
 	unregister_sba(ism);
@@ -813,8 +789,7 @@ static int smcd_move(struct smcd_dev *smcd, u64 dmb_tok, unsigned int idx,
 
 static int smcd_supports_v2(void)
 {
-	return SYSTEM_EID.serial_number[0] != '0' ||
-		SYSTEM_EID.type[0] != '0';
+	return ism_v2_capable;
 }
 
 static u64 ism_get_local_gid(struct ism_dev *ism)
@@ -860,7 +835,6 @@ static const struct smcd_ops ism_ops = {
 	.signal_event = smcd_signal_ieq,
 	.move_data = smcd_move,
 	.supports_v2 = smcd_supports_v2,
-	.get_system_eid = ism_get_seid,
 	.get_local_gid = smcd_get_local_gid,
 	.get_chid = smcd_get_chid,
 	.get_dev = smcd_get_dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/ism.h b/include/linux/ism.h
index 9a4c204df3da1d..5428edd9098231 100644
--- a/include/linux/ism.h
+++ b/include/linux/ism.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ int  ism_register_dmb(struct ism_dev *dev, struct ism_dmb *dmb,
 int  ism_unregister_dmb(struct ism_dev *dev, struct ism_dmb *dmb);
 int  ism_move(struct ism_dev *dev, u64 dmb_tok, unsigned int idx, bool sf,
 	      unsigned int offset, void *data, unsigned int size);
-u8  *ism_get_seid(void);
 
 const struct smcd_ops *ism_get_smcd_ops(void);
 
diff --git a/include/net/smc.h b/include/net/smc.h
index a0dc1187e96eda..c9dcb30e3fd981 100644
--- a/include/net/smc.h
+++ b/include/net/smc.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ struct smcd_ops {
 			 bool sf, unsigned int offset, void *data,
 			 unsigned int size);
 	int (*supports_v2)(void);
-	u8* (*get_system_eid)(void);
 	void (*get_local_gid)(struct smcd_dev *dev, struct smcd_gid *gid);
 	u16 (*get_chid)(struct smcd_dev *dev);
 	struct device* (*get_dev)(struct smcd_dev *dev);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ism.c b/net/smc/smc_ism.c
index a33f861cf7c19f..ac88de2a06a017 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ism.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ism.c
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@ static struct ism_client smc_ism_client = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static void smc_ism_create_system_eid(void)
+{
+	struct smc_ism_seid *seid =
+		(struct smc_ism_seid *)smc_ism_v2_system_eid;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_S390)
+	struct cpuid id;
+	u16 ident_tail;
+	char tmp[5];
+
+	memcpy(seid->seid_string, "IBM-SYSZ-ISMSEID00000000", 24);
+	get_cpu_id(&id);
+	ident_tail = (u16)(id.ident & SMC_ISM_IDENT_MASK);
+	snprintf(tmp, 5, "%04X", ident_tail);
+	memcpy(seid->serial_number, tmp, 4);
+	snprintf(tmp, 5, "%04X", id.machine);
+	memcpy(seid->type, tmp, 4);
+#else
+	memset(seid, 0, SMC_MAX_EID_LEN);
+#endif
+}
+
 /* Test if an ISM communication is possible - same CPC */
 int smc_ism_cantalk(struct smcd_gid *peer_gid, unsigned short vlan_id,
 		    struct smcd_dev *smcd)
@@ -431,14 +452,8 @@ static void smcd_register_dev(struct ism_dev *ism)
 
 	mutex_lock(&smcd_dev_list.mutex);
 	if (list_empty(&smcd_dev_list.list)) {
-		u8 *system_eid = NULL;
-
-		system_eid = smcd->ops->get_system_eid();
-		if (smcd->ops->supports_v2()) {
+		if (smcd->ops->supports_v2())
 			smc_ism_v2_capable = true;
-			memcpy(smc_ism_v2_system_eid, system_eid,
-			       SMC_MAX_EID_LEN);
-		}
 	}
 	/* sort list: devices without pnetid before devices with pnetid */
 	if (smcd->pnetid[0])
@@ -542,10 +557,10 @@ int smc_ism_init(void)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ISM)
 	smc_ism_v2_capable = false;
-	memset(smc_ism_v2_system_eid, 0, SMC_MAX_EID_LEN);
+	smc_ism_create_system_eid();
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ISM)
 	rc = ism_register_client(&smc_ism_client);
 #endif
 	return rc;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ism.h b/net/smc/smc_ism.h
index 0e5e563099ec36..ffff40c30a06c4 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ism.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ism.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "smc.h"
 
 #define SMC_VIRTUAL_ISM_CHID_MASK	0xFF00
+#define SMC_ISM_IDENT_MASK		0x00FFFF
 
 struct smcd_dev_list {	/* List of SMCD devices */
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ struct smc_ism_vlanid {			/* VLAN id set on ISM device */
 	refcount_t refcnt;		/* Reference count */
 };
 
+struct smc_ism_seid {
+	u8 seid_string[24];
+	u8 serial_number[4];
+	u8 type[4];
+};
+
 struct smcd_dev;
 
 int smc_ism_cantalk(struct smcd_gid *peer_gid, unsigned short vlan_id,