1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index c60972ffcfc3..2cfa17a2eacb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -2515,13 +2515,16 @@ static int do_load_unload(struct scsi_tape *STp, struct file *filp, int load_cod
                 printk(ST_DEB_MSG "%s: Loading tape.\n", name);
                 );
 
-        SRpnt = st_do_scsi(NULL, STp, cmd, 0, DMA_NONE,
-                           timeout, MAX_RETRIES, 1);
+        SRpnt = st_allocate_request(STp);
         if (!SRpnt)
-                return (STp->buffer)->syscall_result;
+                return STp->buffer->syscall_result;
+
+        retval = st_scsi_kern_execute(SRpnt, cmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, timeout,
+                                      MAX_RETRIES);
+        if (retval)
+                goto out;
 
         retval = (STp->buffer)->syscall_result;
-        st_release_request(SRpnt);
 
         if (!retval) {  /* SCSI command successful */
 
@@ -2540,6 +2543,8 @@ static int do_load_unload(struct scsi_tape *STp, struct file *filp, int load_cod
                 STps = &(STp->ps[STp->partition]);
                 STps->drv_file = STps->drv_block = (-1);
         }
+out:
+        st_release_request(SRpnt);
 
         return retval;
 }