diff --git a/Lib/irix5/readcd.py b/Lib/irix5/readcd.py
index b4da9b862de..354d3729901 100755
--- a/Lib/irix5/readcd.py
+++ b/Lib/irix5/readcd.py
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ def cacheinfo(self):
 
 	def cachestatus(self):
 		self.status = self.player.getstatus()
-		if self.status[0] == CD.NODISK:
+		if self.status[0] == CD.NODISC:
 			self.status = None
-			raise Error, 'no disk in player'
+			raise Error, 'no disc in player'
 
 	def getstatus(self):
 		return self.player.getstatus()
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix5/readcd.py b/Lib/plat-irix5/readcd.py
index b4da9b862de..354d3729901 100755
--- a/Lib/plat-irix5/readcd.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix5/readcd.py
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ def cacheinfo(self):
 
 	def cachestatus(self):
 		self.status = self.player.getstatus()
-		if self.status[0] == CD.NODISK:
+		if self.status[0] == CD.NODISC:
 			self.status = None
-			raise Error, 'no disk in player'
+			raise Error, 'no disc in player'
 
 	def getstatus(self):
 		return self.player.getstatus()