timeout = STp->device->request_queue->rq_timeout;
        }
 
-       SRpnt = st_do_scsi(NULL, STp, scmd, 0, DMA_NONE,
-                          timeout, MAX_READY_RETRIES, 1);
+       SRpnt = st_allocate_request(STp);
        if (!SRpnt)
-               return (STp->buffer)->syscall_result;
+               return STp->buffer->syscall_result;
+
+       result = st_scsi_kern_execute(SRpnt, scmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0,
+                                     timeout, MAX_READY_RETRIES);
+       if (result)
+               goto out;
 
        STps->drv_block = STps->drv_file = (-1);
        STps->eof = ST_NOEOF;
                        STps->drv_block = STps->drv_file = 0;
                result = 0;
        }
-
+out:
        st_release_request(SRpnt);
        SRpnt = NULL;