diff --git a/hw/ide/atapi.c b/hw/ide/atapi.c
index 685cbaa889..861fd2bec3 100644
--- a/hw/ide/atapi.c
+++ b/hw/ide/atapi.c
@@ -1124,12 +1124,17 @@ void ide_atapi_cmd(IDEState *s)
      * GET_EVENT_STATUS_NOTIFICATION to detect such tray open/close
      * states rely on this behavior.
      */
-    if (!s->tray_open && bdrv_is_inserted(s->bs) && s->cdrom_changed) {
-        ide_atapi_cmd_error(s, NOT_READY, ASC_MEDIUM_NOT_PRESENT);
+    if (!(atapi_cmd_table[s->io_buffer[0]].flags & ALLOW_UA) &&
+        !s->tray_open && bdrv_is_inserted(s->bs) && s->cdrom_changed) {
+
+        if (s->cdrom_changed == 1) {
+            ide_atapi_cmd_error(s, NOT_READY, ASC_MEDIUM_NOT_PRESENT);
+            s->cdrom_changed = 2;
+        } else {
+            ide_atapi_cmd_error(s, UNIT_ATTENTION, ASC_MEDIUM_MAY_HAVE_CHANGED);
+            s->cdrom_changed = 0;
+        }
 
-        s->cdrom_changed = 0;
-        s->sense_key = UNIT_ATTENTION;
-        s->asc = ASC_MEDIUM_MAY_HAVE_CHANGED;
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 8da894f240..c4f93d0e47 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -2160,12 +2160,6 @@ static int ide_drive_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     IDEState *s = opaque;
 
-    if (version_id < 3) {
-        if (s->sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION &&
-            s->asc == ASC_MEDIUM_MAY_HAVE_CHANGED) {
-            s->cdrom_changed = 1;
-        }
-    }
     if (s->identify_set) {
         bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(s->bs, !!(s->identify_data[85] & (1 << 5)));
     }