diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index 6eb2989..f63ac3d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -738,21 +738,34 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* no unplug has been done: do not hook devices != xen vbds */
-	if (xen_hvm_domain() && (xen_platform_pci_unplug & XEN_UNPLUG_IGNORE)) {
-		int major;
+	if (xen_hvm_domain()) {
+		char *type;
+		int len;
+		/* no unplug has been done: do not hook devices != xen vbds */
+		if (xen_platform_pci_unplug & XEN_UNPLUG_IGNORE) {
+			int major;
 
-		if (!VDEV_IS_EXTENDED(vdevice))
-			major = BLKIF_MAJOR(vdevice);
-		else
-			major = XENVBD_MAJOR;
+			if (!VDEV_IS_EXTENDED(vdevice))
+				major = BLKIF_MAJOR(vdevice);
+			else
+				major = XENVBD_MAJOR;
 
-		if (major != XENVBD_MAJOR) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO
-					"%s: HVM does not support vbd %d as xen block device\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, vdevice);
+			if (major != XENVBD_MAJOR) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO
+						"%s: HVM does not support vbd %d as xen block device\n",
+						__FUNCTION__, vdevice);
+				return -ENODEV;
+			}
+		}
+		/* do not create a PV cdrom device if we are an HVM guest */
+		type = xenbus_read(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename, "device-type", &len);
+		if (IS_ERR(type))
+			return -ENODEV;
+		if (strncmp(type, "cdrom", 5) == 0) {
+			kfree(type);
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
+		kfree(type);
 	}
 	info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info) {