diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
index 1427a41e8441..8f6b5bf580f6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ typedef struct ide_scsi_obj {
 } idescsi_scsi_t;
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(idescsi_ref_mutex);
+static int idescsi_nocd;			/* Set by module param to skip cd */
 
 #define ide_scsi_g(disk) \
 	container_of((disk)->private_data, struct ide_scsi_obj, driver)
@@ -1127,6 +1128,9 @@ static int ide_scsi_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
 		warned = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (idescsi_nocd && drive->media == ide_cdrom)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!strstr("ide-scsi", drive->driver_req) ||
 	    !drive->present ||
 	    drive->media == ide_disk ||
@@ -1187,6 +1191,8 @@ static void __exit exit_idescsi_module(void)
 	driver_unregister(&idescsi_driver.gen_driver);
 }
 
+module_param(idescsi_nocd, int, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(idescsi_nocd, "Disable handling of CD-ROMs so they may be driven by ide-cd");
 module_init(init_idescsi_module);
 module_exit(exit_idescsi_module);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");