inti->type = KVM_S390_SIGP_STOP;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&li->lock);
+       if (li->action_bits & ACTION_STOP_ON_STOP) {
+               /* another SIGP STOP is pending */
+               rc = SIGP_CC_BUSY;
+               goto out;
+       }
        if ((atomic_read(li->cpuflags) & CPUSTAT_STOPPED)) {
                kfree(inti);
                if ((action & ACTION_STORE_ON_STOP) != 0)
        }
        list_add_tail(&inti->list, &li->list);
        atomic_set(&li->active, 1);
-       atomic_set_mask(CPUSTAT_STOP_INT, li->cpuflags);
        li->action_bits |= action;
+       atomic_set_mask(CPUSTAT_STOP_INT, li->cpuflags);
        if (waitqueue_active(li->wq))
                wake_up_interruptible(li->wq);
 out: