static int idedisk_set_doorlock(ide_drive_t *drive, int on)
 {
        ide_task_t task;
+       int ret;
+
+       if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING) == 0)
+               return 0;
 
        memset(&task, 0, sizeof(task));
        task.tf.command = on ? ATA_CMD_MEDIA_LOCK : ATA_CMD_MEDIA_UNLOCK;
        task.tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_TF | IDE_TFLAG_DEVICE;
 
-       return ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &task);
+       ret = ide_no_data_taskfile(drive, &task);
+
+       if (ret)
+               drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING;
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int idedisk_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
                 * since the open() has already succeeded,
                 * and the door_lock is irrelevant at this point.
                 */
-               if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING) &&
-                   idedisk_set_doorlock(drive, 1))
-                       drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING;
+               idedisk_set_doorlock(drive, 1);
                check_disk_change(inode->i_bdev);
        }
        return 0;
        if (idkp->openers == 1)
                ide_cacheflush_p(drive);
 
-       if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_REMOVABLE) && idkp->openers == 1) {
-               if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING) &&
-                   idedisk_set_doorlock(drive, 0))
-                       drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_DOORLOCKING;
-       }
+       if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_REMOVABLE) && idkp->openers == 1)
+               idedisk_set_doorlock(drive, 0);
 
        idkp->openers--;