diff --git a/libntfs-3g/unix_io.c b/libntfs-3g/unix_io.c
index bf46825d..5f2c825b 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/unix_io.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/unix_io.c
@@ -98,20 +98,20 @@ static int ntfs_device_unix_io_open(struct ntfs_device *dev, int flags)
 	if (!dev->d_private)
 		return -1;
 	/*
-	 * Open the device/file obtaining the file descriptor for exclusive
-	 * access (but only if mounting r/w).
+	 * Open file for exclusive access if mounting r/w.
+	 * Fuseblk takes care about block devices.
 	 */ 
-	if ((flags & O_RDWR) == O_RDWR)
+	if (!NDevBlock(dev) && (flags & O_RDWR) == O_RDWR)
 		flags |= O_EXCL;
 	*(int*)dev->d_private = open(dev->d_name, flags);
 	if (*(int*)dev->d_private == -1) {
 		err = errno;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
-	/* Setup our read-only flag. */
+	
 	if ((flags & O_RDWR) != O_RDWR)
 		NDevSetReadOnly(dev);
-	/* Acquire exclusive (mandatory) lock on the whole device. */
+	
 	memset(&flk, 0, sizeof(flk));
 	if (NDevReadOnly(dev))
 		flk.l_type = F_RDLCK;
@@ -121,14 +121,13 @@ static int ntfs_device_unix_io_open(struct ntfs_device *dev, int flags)
 	flk.l_start = flk.l_len = 0LL;
 	if (fcntl(DEV_FD(dev), F_SETLK, &flk)) {
 		err = errno;
-		ntfs_log_debug("ntfs_device_unix_io_open: Could not lock %s for %s\n",
-				dev->d_name, NDevReadOnly(dev) ? "reading" : "writing");
+		ntfs_log_perror("Failed to %s lock '%s'", NDevReadOnly(dev) ? 
+				"read" : "write", dev->d_name);
 		if (close(DEV_FD(dev)))
-			ntfs_log_perror("ntfs_device_unix_io_open: Warning: Could not "
-					"close %s", dev->d_name);
+			ntfs_log_perror("Failed to close '%s'", dev->d_name);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
-	/* Set our open flag. */
+	
 	NDevSetOpen(dev);
 	return 0;
 err_out:
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index 6702f118..129e6b77 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -1562,23 +1562,24 @@ static void signal_handler(int arg __attribute__((unused)))
 	fuse_exit((fuse_get_context())->fuse);
 }
 
-static char *parse_mount_options(const char *org_options)
+static char *parse_mount_options(const char *orig_opts)
 {
 	char *options, *s, *opt, *val, *ret;
 	BOOL no_def_opts = FALSE;
 
 	/*
-	 * +7		for "fsname=".
-	 * +1		for comma.
-	 * +1		for null-terminator.
-	 * +PATH_MAX	for resolved by realpath() device name.
+	 * +7		fsname=
+	 * +1		comma
+	 * +1		null-terminator
+	 * +21          ,blkdev,blksize=65536
+	 * +PATH_MAX	resolved realpath() device name
 	 */
-	ret = ntfs_malloc(strlen(def_opts) + strlen(org_options) + 9 + PATH_MAX);
+	ret = ntfs_malloc(strlen(def_opts) + strlen(orig_opts) + 64 + PATH_MAX);
 	if (!ret)
 		return NULL;
 	
 	*ret = 0;
-	options = strdup(org_options);
+	options = strdup(orig_opts);
 	if (!options) {
 		ntfs_log_perror("strdup failed");
 		return NULL;
@@ -1974,6 +1975,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return 4;
 	}
 
+	if (NDevBlock(ctx->vol->dev)) {
+		/* parsed_options already allocated enough space. */
+        	strcat(parsed_options, ",blkdev");
+	}
+	
 	/* Libfuse can't always find fusermount, so let's help it. */
 	if (setenv("PATH", ":/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin", 0))
 		ntfs_log_perror("WARNING: Failed to set $PATH\n");