rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_PREEMPT;
        rq->buffer = (char *) pc;
        rq->rq_disk = tape->disk;
+       memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
        ide_do_drive_cmd(drive, rq);
 }
 
 }
 
 static void ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(idetape_tape_t *tape,
-               struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, unsigned int length,
-               struct idetape_bh *bh, u8 opcode)
+                                  struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, struct request *rq,
+                                  u8 opcode)
 {
+       struct idetape_bh *bh = (struct idetape_bh *)rq->special;
+       unsigned int length = rq->current_nr_sectors;
+
        idetape_init_pc(pc);
        put_unaligned(cpu_to_be32(length), (unsigned int *) &pc->c[1]);
        pc->c[1] = 1;
                pc->b_data = bh->b_data;
                pc->b_count = atomic_read(&bh->b_count);
        }
+
+       memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
 }
 
 static ide_startstop_t idetape_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
        }
        if (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_READ) {
                pc = idetape_next_pc_storage(drive);
-               ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(tape, pc, rq->current_nr_sectors,
-                                       (struct idetape_bh *)rq->special,
-                                       READ_6);
+               ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(tape, pc, rq, READ_6);
                goto out;
        }
        if (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_WRITE) {
                pc = idetape_next_pc_storage(drive);
-               ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(tape, pc, rq->current_nr_sectors,
-                                        (struct idetape_bh *)rq->special,
-                                        WRITE_6);
+               ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(tape, pc, rq, WRITE_6);
                goto out;
        }
        if (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_PC1) {
        rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
        rq->cmd[13] = REQ_IDETAPE_PC1;
        rq->buffer = (char *)pc;
+       memcpy(rq->cmd, pc->c, 12);
        error = blk_execute_rq(drive->queue, tape->disk, rq, 0);
        blk_put_request(rq);
        return error;