diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index 0903e08..92b930c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@ static int __init fd_probe_drives(void)
 		disk->major = FLOPPY_MAJOR;
 		disk->first_minor = drive;
 		disk->fops = &floppy_fops;
+		disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 		sprintf(disk->disk_name, "fd%d", drive);
 		disk->private_data = &unit[drive];
 		set_capacity(disk, 880*2);
diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index b0dbbdf..c7b5c46 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ static int __init atari_floppy_init (void)
 		unit[i].disk->first_minor = i;
 		sprintf(unit[i].disk->disk_name, "fd%d", i);
 		unit[i].disk->fops = &floppy_fops;
+		unit[i].disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 		unit[i].disk->private_data = &unit[i];
 		set_capacity(unit[i].disk, MAX_DISK_SIZE * 2);
 		add_disk(unit[i].disk);
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 95f608d..8072bd9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4540,6 +4540,7 @@ static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
 		disks[drive]->major = FLOPPY_MAJOR;
 		disks[drive]->first_minor = TOMINOR(drive);
 		disks[drive]->fops = &floppy_fops;
+		disks[drive]->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 		sprintf(disks[drive]->disk_name, "fd%d", drive);
 
 		timer_setup(&motor_off_timer[drive], motor_off_callback, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 377a694..5436d85 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static void pcd_init_units(void)
 		strcpy(disk->disk_name, cd->name);	/* umm... */
 		disk->fops = &pcd_bdops;
 		disk->flags = GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE;
+		disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 0ff9b12..6f9ad3f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ static void pd_probe_drive(struct pd_unit *disk)
 	p->fops = &pd_fops;
 	p->major = major;
 	p->first_minor = (disk - pd) << PD_BITS;
+	p->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	disk->gd = p;
 	p->private_data = disk;
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 103b617c..1aca4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static void __init pf_init_units(void)
 		disk->first_minor = unit;
 		strcpy(disk->disk_name, pf->name);
 		disk->fops = &pf_fops;
+		disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 		if (!(*drives[unit])[D_PRT])
 			pf_drive_count++;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c
index 3fa6fcc..67b5ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim.c
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ static int swim_floppy_init(struct swim_priv *swd)
 		swd->unit[drive].disk->first_minor = drive;
 		sprintf(swd->unit[drive].disk->disk_name, "fd%d", drive);
 		swd->unit[drive].disk->fops = &floppy_fops;
+		swd->unit[drive].disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 		swd->unit[drive].disk->private_data = &swd->unit[drive];
 		set_capacity(swd->unit[drive].disk, 2880);
 		add_disk(swd->unit[drive].disk);
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim3.c b/drivers/block/swim3.c
index 1e2ae90d..cf42729 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim3.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim3.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ static int swim3_attach(struct macio_dev *mdev,
 	disk->first_minor = floppy_count;
 	disk->fops = &floppy_fops;
 	disk->private_data = fs;
+	disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
 	sprintf(disk->disk_name, "fd%d", floppy_count);
 	set_capacity(disk, 2880);
diff --git a/drivers/block/xsysace.c b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
index 87ccef4..8d29950 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xsysace.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xsysace.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ static int ace_setup(struct ace_device *ace)
 	ace->gd->major = ace_major;
 	ace->gd->first_minor = ace->id * ACE_NUM_MINORS;
 	ace->gd->fops = &ace_fops;
+	ace->gd->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	ace->gd->queue = ace->queue;
 	ace->gd->private_data = ace;
 	snprintf(ace->gd->disk_name, 32, "xs%c", ace->id + 'a');
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
index f8b7345..5cf3bad 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static int probe_gdrom(struct platform_device *devptr)
 		goto probe_fail_cdrom_register;
 	}
 	gd.disk->fops = &gdrom_bdops;
+	gd.disk->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	/* latch on to the interrupt */
 	err = gdrom_set_interrupt_handlers();
 	if (err)
