--- drivers/ide/ide-cd.c~	Sat Dec 23 23:59:52 2000
+++ drivers/ide/ide-cd.c	Sun Dec 24 00:03:38 2000
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 {
 	int log = 0;
 
-	if (sense == NULL || pc->quiet)
+	if (sense == NULL || pc == NULL || pc->quiet)
 		return 0;
 
 	switch (sense->sense_key) {