diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index ee58c88dee5a..fd40a8116574 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *drive, int error)
 	if (rq) {
 		hwif->rq = NULL;
 		rq->errors = 0;
+		ide_requeue_and_plug(drive, rq);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index db96138fefcd..172ac9218154 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ plug_device_2:
 		blk_plug_device(q);
 }
 
-static void ide_requeue_and_plug(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
+void ide_requeue_and_plug(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = drive->queue;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 97e6ab435184..3239d1c10acb 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ extern void ide_stall_queue(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout);
 extern void ide_timer_expiry(unsigned long);
 extern irqreturn_t ide_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 extern void do_ide_request(struct request_queue *);
+extern void ide_requeue_and_plug(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq);
 
 void ide_init_disk(struct gendisk *, ide_drive_t *);