diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index eb5dc62..e71929d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@
 
 	if (device->state == device->target)
 		wake_up(&dasd_init_waitq);
+
+	/* let user-space know that the device status changed */
+	kobject_uevent(&device->cdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 }
 
 /*