diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
index e3b3d390b4a3..2e616e33891d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_tty.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ sclp_tty_write_string(const unsigned char *str, int count)
 		if (sclp_ttybuf == NULL) {
 			while (list_empty(&sclp_tty_pages)) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_tty_lock, flags);
-				if (in_interrupt())
+				if (in_atomic())
 					sclp_sync_wait();
 				else
 					wait_event(sclp_tty_waitq,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
index 40cd21bc5cc4..68071622d4bb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ __sclp_vt220_write(const unsigned char *buf, int count, int do_schedule,
 			while (list_empty(&sclp_vt220_empty)) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock,
 						       flags);
-				if (in_interrupt())
+				if (in_atomic())
 					sclp_sync_wait();
 				else
 					wait_event(sclp_vt220_waitq,