diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index bb77c79c1018..061d7bbcd34a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -206,44 +206,6 @@ static void cdrom_analyze_sense_data(ide_drive_t *drive,
 	ide_cd_log_error(drive->name, failed_command, sense);
 }
 
-static void cdrom_queue_request_sense(ide_drive_t *drive, void *sense,
-				      struct request *failed_command)
-{
-	struct cdrom_info *info		= drive->driver_data;
-	struct request *rq		= &drive->request_sense_rq;
-
-	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "enter");
-
-	if (sense == NULL)
-		sense = &info->sense_data;
-
-	memset(sense, 0, 18);
-
-	/* stuff the sense request in front of our current request */
-	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
-	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_ATA_PC;
-	rq->rq_disk = info->disk;
-
-	rq->data = sense;
-	rq->cmd[0] = GPCMD_REQUEST_SENSE;
-	rq->cmd[4] = 18;
-	rq->data_len = 18;
-
-	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SENSE;
-	rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_PREEMPT;
-
-	/* NOTE! Save the failed command in "rq->special" */
-	rq->special = (void *)failed_command;
-
-	if (failed_command)
-		ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "failed_cmd: 0x%x",
-					     failed_command->cmd[0]);
-
-	drive->hwif->rq = NULL;
-
-	elv_add_request(drive->queue, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT, 0);
-}
-
 static void ide_cd_complete_failed_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
 	/*
@@ -251,11 +213,16 @@ static void ide_cd_complete_failed_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 	 * failed request
 	 */
 	struct request *failed = (struct request *)rq->special;
-	struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
-	void *sense = &info->sense_data;
+	struct request_sense *sense = &drive->sense_data;
 
 	if (failed) {
 		if (failed->sense) {
+			/*
+			 * Sense is always read into drive->sense_data.
+			 * Copy back if the failed request has its
+			 * sense pointer set.
+			 */
+			memcpy(failed->sense, sense, 18);
 			sense = failed->sense;
 			failed->sense_len = rq->sense_len;
 		}
@@ -431,7 +398,7 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat)
 
 	/* if we got a CHECK_CONDITION status, queue a request sense command */
 	if (stat & ATA_ERR)
-		cdrom_queue_request_sense(drive, NULL, NULL);
+		ide_queue_sense_rq(drive, NULL);
 	return 1;
 
 end_request:
@@ -445,7 +412,7 @@ static int cdrom_decode_status(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 stat)
 
 		hwif->rq = NULL;
 
-		cdrom_queue_request_sense(drive, rq->sense, rq);
+		ide_queue_sense_rq(drive, rq);
 		return 1;
 	} else
 		return 2;
@@ -893,6 +860,9 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_cd_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
 		goto out_end;
 	}
 
+	/* prepare sense request for this command */
+	ide_prep_sense(drive, rq);
+
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 
 	if (rq_data_dir(rq))
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
index 1d97101099ce..93a3cf1b0f3f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ struct cdrom_info {
 
 	struct atapi_toc *toc;
 
-	/* The result of the last successful request sense command
-	   on this device. */
-	struct request_sense sense_data;
-
 	u8 max_speed;		/* Max speed of the drive. */
 	u8 current_speed;	/* Current speed of the drive. */