diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 4c7792f..dca41ae 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@
 	drive->atapi_flags &= ~IDE_AFLAG_TOC_VALID;
 }
 
-static int cdrom_log_sense(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
-			   struct request_sense *sense)
+static int cdrom_log_sense(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
+	struct request_sense *sense = &drive->sense_data;
 	int log = 0;
 
-	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "sense_key: 0x%x", sense->sense_key);
-
 	if (!sense || !rq || (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_QUIET))
 		return 0;
 
+	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "sense_key: 0x%x", sense->sense_key);
+
 	switch (sense->sense_key) {
 	case NO_SENSE:
 	case RECOVERED_ERROR:
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@
 }
 
 static void cdrom_analyze_sense_data(ide_drive_t *drive,
-			      struct request *failed_command,
-			      struct request_sense *sense)
+				     struct request *failed_command)
 {
+	struct request_sense *sense = &drive->sense_data;
+	struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
 	unsigned long sector;
 	unsigned long bio_sectors;
-	struct cdrom_info *info = drive->driver_data;
 
 	ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "error_code: 0x%x, sense_key: 0x%x",
 				     sense->error_code, sense->sense_key);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_SENSE, "failed cmd: 0x%x",
 					     failed_command->cmd[0]);
 
-	if (!cdrom_log_sense(drive, failed_command, sense))
+	if (!cdrom_log_sense(drive, failed_command))
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -225,15 +225,14 @@
 			 * sense pointer set.
 			 */
 			memcpy(failed->sense, sense, 18);
-			sense = failed->sense;
 			failed->sense_len = rq->sense_len;
 		}
-		cdrom_analyze_sense_data(drive, failed, sense);
+		cdrom_analyze_sense_data(drive, failed);
 
 		if (ide_end_rq(drive, failed, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(failed)))
 			BUG();
 	} else
-		cdrom_analyze_sense_data(drive, NULL, sense);
+		cdrom_analyze_sense_data(drive, NULL);
 }