diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index aaeef12..c933709 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -301,11 +301,9 @@
 	debug_log(DBG_ERR, "pc = %x, sense key = %x, asc = %x, ascq = %x\n",
 		 pc->c[0], tape->sense_key, tape->asc, tape->ascq);
 
-	/* Correct pc->xferred by asking the tape.	 */
+	/* correct remaining bytes to transfer */
 	if (pc->flags & PC_FLAG_DMA_ERROR)
-		pc->xferred = blk_rq_bytes(rq) -
-			tape->blk_size *
-			get_unaligned_be32(&sense[3]);
+		rq->resid_len = tape->blk_size * get_unaligned_be32(&sense[3]);
 
 	/*
 	 * If error was the result of a zero-length read or write command,
@@ -339,7 +337,7 @@
 			pc->flags |= PC_FLAG_ABORT;
 		}
 		if (!(pc->flags & PC_FLAG_ABORT) &&
-		    pc->xferred)
+		    (blk_rq_bytes(rq) - rq->resid_len))
 			pc->retries = IDETAPE_MAX_PC_RETRIES + 1;
 	}
 }
@@ -369,7 +367,8 @@
 			printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: Error in REQUEST SENSE "
 					"itself - Aborting request!\n");
 	} else if (pc->c[0] == READ_6 || pc->c[0] == WRITE_6) {
-		int blocks = pc->xferred / tape->blk_size;
+		unsigned int blocks =
+			(blk_rq_bytes(rq) - rq->resid_len) / tape->blk_size;
 
 		tape->avg_size += blocks * tape->blk_size;
 
@@ -381,7 +380,6 @@
 		}
 
 		tape->first_frame += blocks;
-		rq->resid_len = blk_rq_bytes(rq) - blocks * tape->blk_size;
 
 		if (pc->error) {
 			uptodate = 0;