Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ repeat:
 
 		if (startstop == ide_stopped) {
 			rq = hwif->rq;
-			hwif->rq = NULL;
+			if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_BLOCKED) == 0)
+				hwif->rq = NULL;
 			goto repeat;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -679,8 +680,10 @@ void ide_timer_expiry (unsigned long dat
 		spin_lock_irq(&hwif->lock);
 		enable_irq(hwif->irq);
 		if (startstop == ide_stopped && hwif->polling == 0) {
-			rq_in_flight = hwif->rq;
-			hwif->rq = NULL;
+			if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_BLOCKED) == 0) {
+				rq_in_flight = hwif->rq;
+				hwif->rq = NULL;
+			}
 			ide_unlock_port(hwif);
 			plug_device = 1;
 		}
@@ -856,8 +859,10 @@ irqreturn_t ide_intr (int irq, void *dev
 	 */
 	if (startstop == ide_stopped && hwif->polling == 0) {
 		BUG_ON(hwif->handler);
-		rq_in_flight = hwif->rq;
-		hwif->rq = NULL;
+		if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_BLOCKED) == 0) {
+			rq_in_flight = hwif->rq;
+			hwif->rq = NULL;
+		}
 		ide_unlock_port(hwif);
 		plug_device = 1;
 	}