diff --git a/bochs/iodev/harddrv.cc b/bochs/iodev/harddrv.cc
index 61194d9bc..50fa0234f 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/harddrv.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/harddrv.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: harddrv.cc,v 1.39 2001-10-06 09:04:39 bdenney Exp $
+// $Id: harddrv.cc,v 1.40 2001-10-06 23:55:19 bdenney Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 //  Copyright (C) 2001  MandrakeSoft S.A.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bx_hard_drive_c::~bx_hard_drive_c(void)
 bx_hard_drive_c::init(bx_devices_c *d, bx_cmos_c *cmos)
 {
   BX_HD_THIS devices = d;
-	BX_DEBUG(("Init $Id: harddrv.cc,v 1.39 2001-10-06 09:04:39 bdenney Exp $"));
+	BX_DEBUG(("Init $Id: harddrv.cc,v 1.40 2001-10-06 23:55:19 bdenney Exp $"));
 
   /* HARD DRIVE 0 */
 
@@ -2462,9 +2462,10 @@ bx_hard_drive_c::init_send_atapi_command(Bit8u command, int req_length, int allo
       if (BX_SELECTED_CONTROLLER.byte_count == 0)
 	    BX_PANIC(("ATAPI command with zero byte count"));
 
-      if (BX_SELECTED_CONTROLLER.byte_count & 1)
-	    BX_PANIC(("Odd byte count to ATAPI command"));
-
+      if ((BX_SELECTED_CONTROLLER.byte_count & 1)
+          && !(alloc_length <= BX_SELECTED_CONTROLLER.byte_count)) {
+        BX_PANIC(("Odd byte count to ATAPI command"));
+      }
       if (alloc_length <= 0)
 	    BX_PANIC(("Allocation length <= 0"));