diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 514dd8efaf73..75fb965b8f72 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ int cdrom_open(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t
 
 	cdinfo(CD_OPEN, "entering cdrom_open\n"); 
 
+	/* open is event synchronization point, check events first */
+	check_disk_change(bdev);
+
 	/* if this was a O_NONBLOCK open and we should honor the flags,
 	 * do a quick open without drive/disc integrity checks. */
 	cdi->use_count++;
@@ -1012,9 +1015,6 @@ int cdrom_open(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t
 
 	cdinfo(CD_OPEN, "Use count for \"/dev/%s\" now %d\n",
 			cdi->name, cdi->use_count);
-	/* Do this on open.  Don't wait for mount, because they might
-	    not be mounting, but opening with O_NONBLOCK */
-	check_disk_change(bdev);
 	return 0;
 err_release:
 	if (CDROM_CAN(CDC_LOCK) && cdi->options & CDO_LOCK) {