diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
index 28232c6..1be263e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (((arg >> IDE_NICE_DSC_OVERLAP) & 1) &&
-	    (drive->media != ide_tape ||
-	     (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_SCSI)))
+	    (drive->media != ide_tape))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((arg >> IDE_NICE_DSC_OVERLAP) & 1)