diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 9be34d37c356..add81dc28eb7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -585,18 +585,28 @@ out:
 static unsigned int sr_block_check_events(struct gendisk *disk,
 					  unsigned int clearing)
 {
-	struct scsi_cd *cd = scsi_cd(disk);
+	unsigned int ret = 0;
+	struct scsi_cd *cd;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&cd->device->disk_events_disable_depth))
+	cd = scsi_cd_get(disk);
+	if (!cd)
 		return 0;
 
-	return cdrom_check_events(&cd->cdi, clearing);
+	if (!atomic_read(&cd->device->disk_events_disable_depth))
+		ret = cdrom_check_events(&cd->cdi, clearing);
+
+	scsi_cd_put(cd);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int sr_block_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
-	struct scsi_cd *cd = scsi_cd(disk);
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
+	struct scsi_cd *cd;
+
+	cd = scsi_cd_get(disk);
+	if (!cd)
+		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/* if the unit is not ready, nothing more to do */
 	if (scsi_test_unit_ready(cd->device, SR_TIMEOUT, MAX_RETRIES, &sshdr))
@@ -605,6 +615,7 @@ static int sr_block_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	sr_cd_check(&cd->cdi);
 	get_sectorsize(cd);
 out:
+	scsi_cd_put(cd);
 	return 0;
 }