diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index de2337f..c1b05a8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@
 			     int cmnd_size, int timeout, unsigned sense_bytes)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = scmd->device;
-	struct scsi_driver *sdrv = scsi_cmd_to_driver(scmd);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
 	unsigned long timeleft;
@@ -845,8 +844,11 @@
 
 	scsi_eh_restore_cmnd(scmd, &ses);
 
-	if (sdrv && sdrv->eh_action)
-		rtn = sdrv->eh_action(scmd, cmnd, cmnd_size, rtn);
+	if (scmd->request->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC) {
+		struct scsi_driver *sdrv = scsi_cmd_to_driver(scmd);
+		if (sdrv->eh_action)
+			rtn = sdrv->eh_action(scmd, cmnd, cmnd_size, rtn);
+	}
 
 	return rtn;
 }
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
index ac06cc5..de5f5d8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
@@ -132,18 +132,10 @@
 	unsigned char tag;	/* SCSI-II queued command tag */
 };
 
+/* make sure not to use it with REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC commands */
 static inline struct scsi_driver *scsi_cmd_to_driver(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
-	struct scsi_driver **sdp;
-
-	if (!cmd->request->rq_disk)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sdp = (struct scsi_driver **)cmd->request->rq_disk->private_data;
-	if (!sdp)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return *sdp;
+	return *(struct scsi_driver **)cmd->request->rq_disk->private_data;
 }
 
 extern struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_get_command(struct scsi_device *, gfp_t);