diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index bdb3682..de9b9d9 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1619,6 +1619,19 @@ static void disk_events_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 
+int disk_events_set_poll_msecs(struct gendisk *disk, long intv)
+{
+	if (intv < 0 && intv != -1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	disk_block_events(disk);
+	disk->ev->poll_msecs = intv;
+	__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(disk_events_set_poll_msecs);
+
 /*
  * A disk events enabled device has the following sysfs nodes under
  * its /sys/block/X/ directory.
@@ -1675,16 +1688,14 @@ static ssize_t disk_events_poll_msecs_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 	long intv;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!count || !sscanf(buf, "%ld", &intv))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (intv < 0 && intv != -1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	disk_block_events(disk);
-	disk->ev->poll_msecs = intv;
-	__disk_unblock_events(disk, true);
+	ret = disk_events_set_poll_msecs(disk, intv);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 2f159aa..78c4226 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ static int sr_probe(struct device *dev)
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, cd);
 	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
 	add_disk(disk);
+	disk_events_set_poll_msecs(disk, 2000);
 
 	sdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, sdev,
 		    "Attached scsi CD-ROM %s\n", cd->cdi.name);
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 017a7fb..7414fb5 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ extern void disk_block_events(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void disk_unblock_events(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void disk_flush_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int mask);
 extern unsigned int disk_clear_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int mask);
+extern int disk_events_set_poll_msecs(struct gendisk *disk, long intv);
 
 /* drivers/char/random.c */
 extern void add_disk_randomness(struct gendisk *disk);