diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index 51bf5155ee75..29d056782833 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -448,6 +448,10 @@ int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode,
 	}
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, in_len ? WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	if (!rq) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto error_free_buffer;
+	}
 
 	cmdlen = COMMAND_SIZE(opcode);
 
@@ -520,8 +524,9 @@ out:
 	}
 	
 error:
-	kfree(buffer);
 	blk_put_request(rq);
+error_free_buffer:
+	kfree(buffer);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sg_scsi_ioctl);
@@ -534,6 +539,8 @@ static int __blk_send_generic(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	int err;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, __GFP_WAIT);
+	if (!rq)
+		return -ENODEV;
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 	rq->timeout = BLK_DEFAULT_SG_TIMEOUT;
 	rq->cmd[0] = cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index fea7e76a00de..ca831f741d89 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@ static int pd_special_command(struct pd_unit *disk,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(disk->gd->queue, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	if (!rq)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
 	rq->special = func;
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index 758ac442c5b5..7fa8c80e8982 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static int pkt_generic_packet(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, struct packet_command *
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, (cgc->data_direction == CGC_DATA_WRITE) ?
 			     WRITE : READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	if (!rq)
+		return -ENODEV;
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(rq);
 
 	if (cgc->buflen) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 5db8454474ee..4c433bf47a06 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,8 @@ static void scsi_eh_lock_door(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	 * request becomes available
 	 */
 	req = blk_get_request(sdev->request_queue, READ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!req)
+		return;
 
 	blk_rq_set_block_pc(req);