diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 4e6181c..171dbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ static ide_startstop_t idetape_do_request(ide_drive_t *drive,
 	struct request *postponed_rq = tape->postponed_rq;
 	u8 stat;
 
+	if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL)
+		drive->pc = (struct ide_atapi_pc *) rq->buffer;
+
 	debug_log(DBG_SENSE, "sector: %llu, nr_sectors: %lu,"
 			" current_nr_sectors: %u\n",
 			(unsigned long long)rq->sector, rq->nr_sectors,