diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index 0c73fe39a236bb6d6e05f37814c646098a57b715..a2e29099ee0c1b22339452e76c9150bac827ce7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ static struct cdrom_device_ops ide_cdrom_dops = {
 	.open			= ide_cdrom_open_real,
 	.release		= ide_cdrom_release_real,
 	.drive_status		= ide_cdrom_drive_status,
-	.media_changed		= ide_cdrom_check_media_change_real,
+	.check_events		= ide_cdrom_check_events_real,
 	.tray_move		= ide_cdrom_tray_move,
 	.lock_door		= ide_cdrom_lock_door,
 	.select_speed		= ide_cdrom_select_speed,
@@ -1702,10 +1702,11 @@ static int idecd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 }
 
 
-static int idecd_media_changed(struct gendisk *disk)
+static unsigned int idecd_check_events(struct gendisk *disk,
+				       unsigned int clearing)
 {
 	struct cdrom_info *info = ide_drv_g(disk, cdrom_info);
-	return cdrom_media_changed(&info->devinfo);
+	return cdrom_check_events(&info->devinfo, clearing);
 }
 
 static int idecd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
@@ -1723,7 +1724,7 @@ static const struct block_device_operations idecd_ops = {
 	.open			= idecd_open,
 	.release		= idecd_release,
 	.ioctl			= idecd_ioctl,
-	.media_changed		= idecd_media_changed,
+	.check_events		= idecd_check_events,
 	.revalidate_disk	= idecd_revalidate_disk
 };
 
@@ -1790,6 +1791,7 @@ static int ide_cd_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	ide_cd_read_toc(drive, &sense);
 	g->fops = &idecd_ops;
 	g->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
+	g->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	add_disk(g);
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
index 93a3cf1b0f3f8c61b974b9b16a190502f5d4d038..1efc936f5b6672e268a38db439c63831fd59b71f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ int cdrom_check_status(ide_drive_t *, struct request_sense *);
 int ide_cdrom_open_real(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
 void ide_cdrom_release_real(struct cdrom_device_info *);
 int ide_cdrom_drive_status(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
-int ide_cdrom_check_media_change_real(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
+unsigned int ide_cdrom_check_events_real(struct cdrom_device_info *,
+					 unsigned int clearing, int slot_nr);
 int ide_cdrom_tray_move(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
 int ide_cdrom_lock_door(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
 int ide_cdrom_select_speed(struct cdrom_device_info *, int);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
index 766b3deeb23c75f51eb5618a90e891d2fb220d90..2a6bc50e8a41e8918da5ad8aca49686d68da318c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ int ide_cdrom_drive_status(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int slot_nr)
 	return CDS_DRIVE_NOT_READY;
 }
 
-int ide_cdrom_check_media_change_real(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi,
-				       int slot_nr)
+unsigned int ide_cdrom_check_events_real(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi,
+					 unsigned int clearing, int slot_nr)
 {
 	ide_drive_t *drive = cdi->handle;
 	int retval;
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ int ide_cdrom_check_media_change_real(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi,
 		(void) cdrom_check_status(drive, NULL);
 		retval = (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED) ? 1 : 0;
 		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED;
-		return retval;
+		return retval ? DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE : 0;
 	} else {
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
index 35c4b43585e3418ebb7ad1b74c94550d5fbcfb86..c4ffd4888939a7f4e67ee7f1191a08d485c85e44 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ static int ide_gd_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ide_gd_media_changed(struct gendisk *disk)
+static unsigned int ide_gd_check_events(struct gendisk *disk,
+					unsigned int clearing)
 {
 	struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = ide_drv_g(disk, ide_disk_obj);
 	ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
-	int ret;
+	bool ret;
 
 	/* do not scan partitions twice if this is a removable device */
 	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_ATTACH) {
@@ -297,10 +298,10 @@ static int ide_gd_media_changed(struct gendisk *disk)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = !!(drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED);
+	ret = drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED;
 	drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED;
 
-	return ret;
+	return ret ? DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE : 0;
 }
 
 static void ide_gd_unlock_native_capacity(struct gendisk *disk)
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ static int ide_gd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = ide_drv_g(disk, ide_disk_obj);
 	ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
 
-	if (ide_gd_media_changed(disk))
+	if (ide_gd_check_events(disk, 0))
 		drive->disk_ops->get_capacity(drive);
 
 	set_capacity(disk, ide_gd_capacity(drive));
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ static const struct block_device_operations ide_gd_ops = {
 	.release		= ide_gd_release,
 	.ioctl			= ide_gd_ioctl,
 	.getgeo			= ide_gd_getgeo,
-	.media_changed		= ide_gd_media_changed,
+	.check_events		= ide_gd_check_events,
 	.unlock_native_capacity	= ide_gd_unlock_native_capacity,
 	.revalidate_disk	= ide_gd_revalidate_disk
 };
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ static int ide_gd_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_REMOVABLE)
 		g->flags = GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
 	g->fops = &ide_gd_ops;
+	g->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	add_disk(g);
 	return 0;