diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 3b7c9f1be484..9c981f600d24 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static int pcd_block_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct pcd_unit *cd = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	int ret;
 
+	check_disk_change(bdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&pcd_mutex);
 	ret = cdrom_open(&cd->info, bdev, mode);
 	mutex_unlock(&pcd_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 3922ce87c2e4..998991a365b8 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -1153,9 +1153,6 @@ int cdrom_open(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, struct block_device *bdev,
 
 	cd_dbg(CD_OPEN, "entering cdrom_open\n");
 
-	/* open is event synchronization point, check events first */
-	check_disk_change(bdev);
-
 	/* if this was a O_NONBLOCK open and we should honor the flags,
 	 * do a quick open without drive/disc integrity checks. */
 	cdi->use_count++;
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
index 584bc3126403..e2808fefbb78 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ static struct cdrom_device_ops gdrom_ops = {
 static int gdrom_bdops_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
 	int ret;
+
+	check_disk_change(bdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&gdrom_mutex);
 	ret = cdrom_open(gd.cd_info, bdev, mode);
 	mutex_unlock(&gdrom_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 0b510bafd90e..99cb9fa2d135 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,8 @@ static int idecd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct cdrom_info *info;
 	int rc = -ENXIO;
 
+	check_disk_change(bdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&ide_cd_mutex);
 	info = ide_cd_get(bdev->bd_disk);
 	if (!info)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index acadb6982811..ff243f88d878 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ static int sr_block_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct scsi_cd *cd;
 	int ret = -ENXIO;
 
+	check_disk_change(bdev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&sr_mutex);
 	cd = scsi_cd_get(bdev->bd_disk);
 	if (cd) {