1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 3cbca3f4628a..d71a584f0765 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -1690,6 +1690,11 @@ static int idetape_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nr_sects)
         if (error)
                 tape->failed_pc = NULL;
 
+        if (!blk_special_request(rq)) {
+                ide_end_request(drive, uptodate, nr_sects);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
         spin_lock_irqsave(&tape->spinlock, flags);
 
         /* The request was a pipelined data transfer request */