1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 1a96cc503994..d67a17891786 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ static void idetape_queue_pc_head(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_atapi_pc *pc,
         struct ide_tape_obj *tape = drive->driver_data;
 
         idetape_init_rq(rq, REQ_IDETAPE_PC1);
+        rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_PREEMPT;
         rq->buffer = (char *) pc;
         rq->rq_disk = tape->disk;
         (void) ide_do_drive_cmd(drive, rq, ide_preempt);