diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 9262cdf..8c663e1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,12 @@
                                     STp->drv_buffer));
 		}
 		STp->drv_write_prot = ((STp->buffer)->b_data[2] & 0x80) != 0;
+		if (!STp->drv_buffer && STp->immediate_filemark) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING
+			    "%s: non-buffered tape: disabling writing immediate filemarks\n",
+			    name);
+			STp->immediate_filemark = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	st_release_request(SRpnt);
 	SRpnt = NULL;
@@ -1314,6 +1320,8 @@
 
 		memset(cmd, 0, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
 		cmd[0] = WRITE_FILEMARKS;
+		if (STp->immediate_filemark)
+			cmd[1] = 1;
 		cmd[4] = 1 + STp->two_fm;
 
 		SRpnt = st_do_scsi(NULL, STp, cmd, 0, DMA_NONE,
@@ -2181,8 +2189,9 @@
 		       name, STm->defaults_for_writes, STp->omit_blklims, STp->can_partitions,
 		       STp->scsi2_logical);
 		printk(KERN_INFO
-		       "%s:    sysv: %d nowait: %d sili: %d\n", name, STm->sysv, STp->immediate,
-			STp->sili);
+		       "%s:    sysv: %d nowait: %d sili: %d nowait_filemark: %d\n",
+		       name, STm->sysv, STp->immediate, STp->sili,
+		       STp->immediate_filemark);
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s:    debugging: %d\n",
 		       name, debugging);
 	}
@@ -2224,6 +2233,7 @@
 			STp->can_partitions = (options & MT_ST_CAN_PARTITIONS) != 0;
 		STp->scsi2_logical = (options & MT_ST_SCSI2LOGICAL) != 0;
 		STp->immediate = (options & MT_ST_NOWAIT) != 0;
+		STp->immediate_filemark = (options & MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF) != 0;
 		STm->sysv = (options & MT_ST_SYSV) != 0;
 		STp->sili = (options & MT_ST_SILI) != 0;
 		DEB( debugging = (options & MT_ST_DEBUGGING) != 0;
@@ -2255,6 +2265,8 @@
 			STp->scsi2_logical = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_NOWAIT) != 0)
 			STp->immediate = value;
+		if ((options & MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF) != 0)
+			STp->immediate_filemark = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_SYSV) != 0)
 			STm->sysv = value;
 		if ((options & MT_ST_SILI) != 0)
@@ -2714,7 +2726,8 @@
 		cmd[0] = WRITE_FILEMARKS;
 		if (cmd_in == MTWSM)
 			cmd[1] = 2;
-		if (cmd_in == MTWEOFI)
+		if (cmd_in == MTWEOFI ||
+		    (cmd_in == MTWEOF && STp->immediate_filemark))
 			cmd[1] |= 1;
 		cmd[2] = (arg >> 16);
 		cmd[3] = (arg >> 8);
@@ -4093,6 +4106,7 @@
 	tpnt->scsi2_logical = ST_SCSI2LOGICAL;
 	tpnt->sili = ST_SILI;
 	tpnt->immediate = ST_NOWAIT;
+	tpnt->immediate_filemark = 0;
 	tpnt->default_drvbuffer = 0xff;		/* No forced buffering */
 	tpnt->partition = 0;
 	tpnt->new_partition = 0;
@@ -4478,6 +4492,7 @@
 	options |= STp->scsi2_logical ? MT_ST_SCSI2LOGICAL : 0;
 	options |= STm->sysv ? MT_ST_SYSV : 0;
 	options |= STp->immediate ? MT_ST_NOWAIT : 0;
+	options |= STp->immediate_filemark ? MT_ST_NOWAIT_EOF : 0;
 	options |= STp->sili ? MT_ST_SILI : 0;
 
 	l = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%08x\n", options);