diff --git a/libntfs/volume.c b/libntfs/volume.c
index b705c924..ecf813e2 100644
--- a/libntfs/volume.c
+++ b/libntfs/volume.c
@@ -1219,14 +1219,20 @@ ntfs_volume *ntfs_device_mount(struct ntfs_device *dev, ntfs_mount_flags flags)
 	 * But do not do that if this is a FORENSIC mount.
 	 */
 	if (!(flags & NTFS_MNT_RDONLY)) {
-		if (ntfs_volume_check_logfile(vol) < 0)
-			goto error_exit;
 		if (ntfs_volume_check_hiberfile(vol) < 0)
 			goto error_exit;
+		if (ntfs_volume_check_logfile(vol) < 0) {
+			if (errno != EOPNOTSUPP || !(flags & NTFS_MNT_FORCE))
+				goto error_exit;
+			ntfs_log_warning("WARNING: $LogFile is not clean, "
+					"forced to continue.\n");
+			NVolSetWasDirty(vol); /* Leave volume dirty since we
+						 empted logfile. */
+		}
 		if (!NVolForensicMount(vol)) {
 			if (ntfs_logfile_reset(vol) < 0)
 				goto error_exit;
-			if (!NVolWasDirty(vol)) {
+			if (!(vol->flags & VOLUME_IS_DIRTY)) {
 				vol->flags |= VOLUME_IS_DIRTY;
 				if (ntfs_volume_write_flags(vol, vol->flags) <
 						0)
@@ -1234,7 +1240,6 @@ ntfs_volume *ntfs_device_mount(struct ntfs_device *dev, ntfs_mount_flags flags)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return vol;
 io_error_exit:
 	errno = EIO;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.c b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
index d6c7e7b7..416cf793 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ static const char *unclean_journal_msg =
 " C) Use 'Eject' from Windows Explorer to safely remove the device.\n"
 " D) If you ran chkdsk previously then boot Windows again which will\n"
 "    automatically initialize the journal.\n"
-" E) Run 'ntfsfix' on Linux which will reset the NTFS journal.\n"
-"    Then submit force option (WARNING: This solution it not recommended).\n"
+" E) Submit 'force' option (WARNING: This solution it not recommended).\n"
 " F) ntfsmount: Mount the volume read-only by using the 'ro' mount option.\n";
 
 static const char *opened_volume_msg =