diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
index 4d19eb9..463f0ff 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static int ide_cmd_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long arg)
 		struct request *rq;
 
 		rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+		if (!rq)
+			return err;
 		rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE;
 		err = blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, NULL, rq, 0);
 		blk_put_request(rq);
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ static int generic_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(drive->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	if (!rq)
+		return ret;
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	rq->cmd_len = 1;
 	rq->cmd[0] = REQ_DRIVE_RESET;