--- e2fsprogs-git/misc/tune2fs.c.ORIG	2009-04-02 22:40:58.740218188 +0200
+++ e2fsprogs-git/misc/tune2fs.c	2009-04-02 22:42:37.221830335 +0200
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ static void update_feature_set(ext2_fils
 				"read-only.\n"), stderr);
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		if (sb->s_feature_incompat &
-		    EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER) {
+		if ((sb->s_feature_incompat &
+		    EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER) && (!f_flag)) {
 			fputs(_("The needs_recovery flag is set.  "
 				"Please run e2fsck before clearing\n"
 				"the has_journal flag.\n"), stderr);