diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 203bbea..f1d3c7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -656,15 +656,15 @@
 
 	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DSC_OVERLAP) == 0 &&
 	    (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_PC2) == 0)
-		set_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags);
+		drive->atapi_flags |= IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC;
 
 	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_POST_RESET) {
-		set_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags);
+		drive->atapi_flags |= IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC;
 		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_POST_RESET;
 	}
 
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC, &drive->atapi_flags) &&
-	    (stat & ATA_DSC) == 0) {
+	if (!(drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC) &&
+	    !(stat & ATA_DSC)) {
 		if (postponed_rq == NULL) {
 			tape->dsc_polling_start = jiffies;
 			tape->dsc_poll_freq = tape->best_dsc_rw_freq;
@@ -684,7 +684,9 @@
 			tape->dsc_poll_freq = IDETAPE_DSC_MA_SLOW;
 		idetape_postpone_request(drive);
 		return ide_stopped;
-	}
+	} else
+		drive->atapi_flags &= ~IDE_AFLAG_IGNORE_DSC;
+
 	if (rq->cmd[13] & REQ_IDETAPE_READ) {
 		pc = &tape->queued_pc;
 		ide_tape_create_rw_cmd(tape, pc, rq, READ_6);