diff --git a/libntfs-3g/inode.c b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
index 609584fd..d1a10849 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/inode.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ ntfs_inode *ntfs_inode_open(ntfs_volume *vol, const MFT_REF mref)
 	/* Receive some basic information about inode. */
 	if (ntfs_attr_lookup(AT_STANDARD_INFORMATION, AT_UNNAMED,
 				0, CASE_SENSITIVE, 0, NULL, 0, ctx)) {
-		ntfs_log_perror("No STANDARD_INFORMATION in base record %lld",
-				(long long)MREF(mref));
+		if (!ni->mrec->base_mft_record)
+			ntfs_log_perror("No STANDARD_INFORMATION in base record"
+					" %lld", (long long)MREF(mref));
 		goto put_err_out;
 	}
 	std_info = (STANDARD_INFORMATION *)((u8 *)ctx->attr +