diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 2c4c667..2745e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@
 
 	stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
-	if (stat & SEEK_STAT) {
-		if (stat & ERR_STAT) {
+	if (stat & ATA_DSC) {
+		if (stat & ATA_ERR) {
 			/* Error detected */
 			if (pc->c[0] != TEST_UNIT_READY)
 				printk(KERN_ERR "ide-tape: %s: I/O error, ",
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags) &&
-	    (stat & SEEK_STAT) == 0) {
+	    (stat & ATA_DSC) == 0) {
 		if (postponed_rq == NULL) {
 			tape->dsc_polling_start = jiffies;
 			tape->dsc_poll_freq = tape->best_dsc_rw_freq;