diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 9deca49..beaa561 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
 		ret = cdrom_mrw_bgformat_susp(cdi, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret && cdi->media_written)
 		ret = cdrom_flush_cache(cdi);
 
 	return ret;