diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index 92c6ef6..5d57af2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -402,9 +402,10 @@
 		if (uptodate == 0)
 			drive->failed_pc = NULL;
 
-		if (blk_special_request(rq))
+		if (blk_special_request(rq)) {
+			rq->errors = 0;
 			ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
-		else
+		} else
 			ide_end_request(drive, uptodate, 0);
 
 		return ide_stopped;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
index f6e1a82..d1385d3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
@@ -123,17 +123,18 @@
 
 	/* retry only "normal" I/O: */
 	if (!blk_fs_request(rq)) {
-		rq->errors = 1;
 		if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE) {
 			struct ide_cmd *cmd = rq->special;
 
 			if (cmd)
 				ide_complete_cmd(drive, cmd, stat, err);
 		} else if (blk_pm_request(rq)) {
+			rq->errors = 1;
 			ide_complete_pm_rq(drive, rq);
 			return ide_stopped;
 		}
-		ide_complete_rq(drive, err);
+		rq->errors = err;
+		ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? -EIO : 0);
 		return ide_stopped;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index f56e9a9..407e491 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: I/O error\n", drive->name);
 
 		if (blk_special_request(rq)) {
-			rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
+			rq->errors = 0;
 			ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
 			return ide_stopped;
 		} else
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index c38426d..4cc2bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -144,17 +144,14 @@
 		kfree(cmd);
 }
 
-void ide_complete_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 err)
+void ide_complete_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
 	struct request *rq = hwif->rq;
 
 	hwif->rq = NULL;
 
-	rq->errors = err;
-
-	if (unlikely(blk_end_request(rq, (rq->errors ? -EIO : 0),
-				     blk_rq_bytes(rq))))
+	if (unlikely(blk_end_request(rq, error, blk_rq_bytes(rq))))
 		BUG();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_complete_rq);
@@ -166,13 +163,14 @@
 
 	drive->failed_pc = NULL;
 
-	if ((media == ide_floppy && drv_req) || media == ide_tape)
-		rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
-
-	if ((media == ide_floppy || media == ide_tape) && drv_req)
+	if ((media == ide_floppy || media == ide_tape) && drv_req) {
+		rq->errors = 0;
 		ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
-	else
+	} else {
+		if (media == ide_tape)
+			rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
 		ide_end_request(drive, 0, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 static void ide_tf_set_specify_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_taskfile *tf)
@@ -312,6 +310,7 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
  	printk("%s: DRIVE_CMD (null)\n", drive->name);
 #endif
+	rq->errors = 0;
 	ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
 
  	return ide_stopped;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index a42e49c..3bfcd72 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -774,8 +774,8 @@
 		if (rq != postponed_rq) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: ide-tape.c bug - "
 					"Two DSC requests were queued\n");
-			rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
 			drive->failed_pc = NULL;
+			rq->errors = 0;
 			ide_complete_rq(drive, 0);
 			return ide_stopped;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index f99a6aa..e9d008e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -289,10 +289,12 @@
 
 void ide_finish_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd, u8 stat)
 {
+	struct request *rq = drive->hwif->rq;
 	u8 err = ide_read_error(drive);
 
 	ide_complete_cmd(drive, cmd, stat, err);
-	ide_complete_rq(drive, err);
+	rq->errors = err;
+	ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? -EIO : 0);
 }
 
 /*