diff --git a/libntfs-3g/logfile.c b/libntfs-3g/logfile.c
index c8d53672..af47d7c8 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/logfile.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/logfile.c
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ static BOOL ntfs_check_restart_page_header(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp, s64 pos)
 	 * Windows 8, and we will refuse to mount.
 	 * Nevertheless, do all the relevant checks before rejecting.
 	 */
-	if (((rp->major_ver != const_cpu_to_le16(1))
-			 || (rp->minor_ver != const_cpu_to_le16(1)))
-	   && ((rp->major_ver != const_cpu_to_le16(2))
-			 || (rp->minor_ver != const_cpu_to_le16(0)))) {
+	if ((!sle16_eq(rp->major_ver, const_cpu_to_le16(1))
+			 || !sle16_eq(rp->minor_ver, const_cpu_to_le16(1)))
+	   && (!sle16_eq(rp->major_ver, const_cpu_to_le16(2))
+			 || !sle16_eq(rp->minor_ver, const_cpu_to_le16(0)))) {
 		ntfs_log_error("$LogFile version %i.%i is not "
 				"supported.\n   (This driver supports version "
 				"1.1 and 2.0 only.)\n",
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsdump_logfile.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsdump_logfile.c
index 279ebac2..a91483ba 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsdump_logfile.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsdump_logfile.c
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ rstr_pass_loc:
 		 * The $LogFile versions specified in each of the two restart
 		 * page headers must match.
 		 */
-		if (rstr1->major_ver != rstr->major_ver ||
-				rstr1->minor_ver != rstr->minor_ver)
+		if (!sle16_eq(rstr1->major_ver, rstr->major_ver) ||
+				!sle16_eq(rstr1->minor_ver, rstr->minor_ver))
 			log_err_exit(buf, "Second restart area specifies "
 					"different $LogFile version to first "
 					"restart area.  Cannot handle this "