1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bitmap.c b/bitmap.c
index 088e37d..beef2dc 100644
--- a/bitmap.c
+++ b/bitmap.c
@@ -227,9 +227,13 @@ bitmap_info_t *bitmap_file_read(char *filename, int brief, struct supertype **st
 		if (!st) {
 			/* just look at device... */
 			lseek(fd, 0, 0);
-		} else {
+		} else if (!st->ss->locate_bitmap) {
+			fprintf(stderr, Name ": No bitmap possible with %s metadata\n",
+				st->ss->name);
+			return NULL;
+		} else
 			st->ss->locate_bitmap(st, fd);
-		}
+
 		ioctl(fd, BLKFLSBUF, 0); /* make sure we read current data */
 		*stp = st;
 	} else {