diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 1ddaa71..7cb2d86 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = container_of(dev, ide_hwif_t, gendev);
 
-	up(&hwif->gendev_rel_sem);
+	complete(&hwif->gendev_rel_comp);
 }
 
 static void hwif_register (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@
 	drive->queue = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
 
-	up(&drive->gendev_rel_sem);
+	complete(&drive->gendev_rel_comp);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index b069b13..ec5a4cb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 	hwif->mwdma_mask = 0x80;	/* disable all mwdma */
 	hwif->swdma_mask = 0x80;	/* disable all swdma */
 
-	sema_init(&hwif->gendev_rel_sem, 0);
+	init_completion(&hwif->gendev_rel_comp);
 
 	default_hwif_iops(hwif);
 	default_hwif_transport(hwif);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 		drive->is_flash			= 0;
 		drive->vdma			= 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drive->list);
-		sema_init(&drive->gendev_rel_sem, 0);
+		init_completion(&drive->gendev_rel_comp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
 		device_unregister(&drive->gendev);
-		down(&drive->gendev_rel_sem);
+		wait_for_completion(&drive->gendev_rel_comp);
 		spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
 	}
 	hwif->present = 0;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 	/* More messed up locking ... */
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
 	device_unregister(&hwif->gendev);
-	down(&hwif->gendev_rel_sem);
+	wait_for_completion(&hwif->gendev_rel_comp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remove us from the kernel's knowledge
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index ef8d0cb..9a8c05d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@
 	int		crc_count;	/* crc counter to reduce drive speed */
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct device	gendev;
-	struct semaphore gendev_rel_sem;	/* to deal with device release() */
+	struct completion gendev_rel_comp;	/* to deal with device release() */
 } ide_drive_t;
 
 #define to_ide_device(dev)container_of(dev, ide_drive_t, gendev)
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@
 	unsigned	sg_mapped  : 1;	/* sg_table and sg_nents are ready */
 
 	struct device	gendev;
-	struct semaphore gendev_rel_sem; /* To deal with device release() */
+	struct completion gendev_rel_comp; /* To deal with device release() */
 
 	void		*hwif_data;	/* extra hwif data */