diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 788783d..6965253 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -1550,8 +1550,7 @@
 
 void ide_init_drive_cmd (struct request *rq)
 {
-	memset(rq, 0, sizeof(*rq));
-	rq->ref_count = 1;
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ide_init_drive_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 54a43b0..1e1f263 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 
 static void idetape_init_rq(struct request *rq, u8 cmd)
 {
-	memset(rq, 0, sizeof(*rq));
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	rq->cmd[0] = cmd;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index 9a846a0..0c908ca 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@
 {
 	struct request rq;
 
-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
-	rq.ref_count = 1;
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, &rq);
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASKFILE;
 	rq.buffer = buf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 999584c..c758dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 	if (!(drive->dn % 2))
 		ide_acpi_get_timing(hwif);
 
-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, &rq);
 	memset(&rqpm, 0, sizeof(rqpm));
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_SUSPEND;
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 
 	ide_acpi_exec_tfs(drive);
 
-	memset(&rq, 0, sizeof(rq));
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, &rq);
 	memset(&rqpm, 0, sizeof(rqpm));
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
 	rq.cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME;