--- dosfstools-3.0.12/src/boot.c.orig	2012-01-10 15:56:51.511377842 +0400
+++ dosfstools-3.0.12/src/boot.c.orig	2012-01-10 15:58:13.867380196 +0400
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static loff_t find_volume_de(DOS_FS * fs
 	    offset = cluster_start(fs, cluster);
 	    for (i = 0; i * sizeof(DIR_ENT) < fs->cluster_size; i++) {
 		fs_read(offset, sizeof(DIR_ENT), de);
-		if (de->attr & ATTR_VOLUME)
+		if ((de->attr & ATTR_VOLUME) && (de->attr != VFAT_LN_ATTR))
 		    return offset;
 		offset += sizeof(DIR_ENT);
 	    }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static loff_t find_volume_de(DOS_FS * fs
 	for (i = 0; i < fs->root_entries; i++) {
 	    offset = fs->root_start + i * sizeof(DIR_ENT);
 	    fs_read(offset, sizeof(DIR_ENT), de);
-	    if (de->attr & ATTR_VOLUME)
+	    if ((de->attr & ATTR_VOLUME) && (de->attr != VFAT_LN_ATTR))
 		return offset;
 	}
     }