diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/menu.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/menu.c
index b99ff03298..8d55869448 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/menu.c
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/menu.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "libc.h"
 #include "s390-ccw.h"
+#include "sclp.h"
 
 #define KEYCODE_NO_INP '\0'
 #define KEYCODE_ESCAPE '\033'
@@ -116,8 +117,12 @@ static int get_index(void)
 
     memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 
+    sclp_set_write_mask(SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII, SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII);
+
     len = read_prompt(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 
+    sclp_set_write_mask(0, SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII);
+
     /* If no input, boot default */
     if (len == 0) {
         return 0;
diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/s390-ccw.h b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/s390-ccw.h
index aeba8b0a99..c4ddf9f228 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/s390-ccw.h
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/s390-ccw.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void);
 
 /* sclp.c */
 void sclp_print(const char *string);
+void sclp_set_write_mask(uint32_t receive_mask, uint32_t send_mask);
 void sclp_setup(void);
 void sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(char *loadparm);
 int sclp_read(char *str, size_t count);
diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/sclp.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/sclp.c
index a2f25ebd4f..3836cb4716 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/sclp.c
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/sclp.c
@@ -46,23 +46,21 @@ static int sclp_service_call(unsigned int command, void *sccb)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void sclp_set_write_mask(void)
+void sclp_set_write_mask(uint32_t receive_mask, uint32_t send_mask)
 {
     WriteEventMask *sccb = (void *)_sccb;
 
     sccb->h.length = sizeof(WriteEventMask);
     sccb->mask_length = sizeof(unsigned int);
-    sccb->receive_mask = SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII;
-    sccb->cp_receive_mask = SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII;
-    sccb->send_mask = SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII;
-    sccb->cp_send_mask = SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII;
+    sccb->cp_receive_mask = receive_mask;
+    sccb->cp_send_mask = send_mask;
 
     sclp_service_call(SCLP_CMD_WRITE_EVENT_MASK, sccb);
 }
 
 void sclp_setup(void)
 {
-    sclp_set_write_mask();
+    sclp_set_write_mask(0, SCLP_EVENT_MASK_MSG_ASCII);
 }
 
 long write(int fd, const void *str, size_t len)