diff --git a/src/dosfsck.c b/src/dosfsck.c
index c14fbcc..aaf787b 100644
--- a/src/dosfsck.c
+++ b/src/dosfsck.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "check.h"
 
 
-int interactive = 0,list = 0,test = 0,verbose = 0,write_immed = 0;
+int interactive = 0,rw = 0,list = 0,test = 0,verbose = 0,write_immed = 0;
 int atari_format = 0;
 unsigned n_files = 0;
 void *mem_queue = NULL;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void check_atari( void )
 int main(int argc,char **argv)
 {
     DOS_FS fs;
-    int rw,salvage_files,verify,c;
+    int salvage_files,verify,c;
 	unsigned n_files_check=0, n_files_verify=0;
     unsigned long free_clusters;
 
diff --git a/src/dosfsck.h b/src/dosfsck.h
index e731bff..4e52d5b 100644
--- a/src/dosfsck.h
+++ b/src/dosfsck.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define offsetof(t,e)	((int)&(((t *)0)->e))
 #endif
 
-extern int interactive,list,verbose,test,write_immed;
+extern int interactive,rw,list,verbose,test,write_immed;
 extern int atari_format;
 extern unsigned n_files;
 extern void *mem_queue;
diff --git a/src/dosfslabel.c b/src/dosfslabel.c
index 1e9cd04..aabde3f 100644
--- a/src/dosfslabel.c
+++ b/src/dosfslabel.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "check.h"
 
 
-int interactive = 0,list = 0,test = 0,verbose = 0,write_immed = 0;
+int interactive = 0,rw = 0,list = 0,test = 0,verbose = 0,write_immed = 0;
 int atari_format = 0;
 unsigned n_files = 0;
 void *mem_queue = NULL;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void check_atari( void )
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     DOS_FS fs;
-    int rw = 0;
+    rw = 0;
 
     char *device = NULL;
     char *label = NULL;
diff --git a/src/fat.c b/src/fat.c
index 99b264d..9898a54 100644
--- a/src/fat.c
+++ b/src/fat.c
@@ -538,11 +538,13 @@ unsigned long update_free(DOS_FS *fs)
     }
     else {
 	printf( "Free cluster summary uninitialized (should be %ld)\n", free );
-	if (interactive)
-	    printf( "1) Set it\n2) Leave it uninitialized\n" );
-	else printf( "  Auto-setting.\n" );
-	if (!interactive || get_key("12","?") == '1')
-	    do_set = 1;
+	if (rw) {
+	    if (interactive)
+	        printf( "1) Set it\n2) Leave it uninitialized\n" );
+	    else printf( "  Auto-setting.\n" );
+	    if (!interactive || get_key("12","?") == '1')
+	        do_set = 1;
+	}
     }
 
     if (do_set) {