diff --git a/src/check.c b/src/check.c
index efa1581..b1f93fe 100644
--- a/src/check.c
+++ b/src/check.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int bad_name(DOS_FILE *file)
 
     /* don't complain about the dummy 11 bytes used by patched Linux
        kernels */
-    if (file->lfn && name[0] == ' ') return 0;
+    if (file->dir_ent.lcase & FAT_NO_83NAME) return 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 	if (name[i] < ' ' || name[i] == 0x7f) return 1;
diff --git a/src/dosfsck.h b/src/dosfsck.h
index 689cc03..01bdbb9 100644
--- a/src/dosfsck.h
+++ b/src/dosfsck.h
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ extern void *mem_queue;
 /* return -16 as a number with fs->fat_bits bits */
 #define FAT_EXTD(fs)	(((1 << fs->eff_fat_bits)-1) & ~0xf)
 
+/* marker for files with no 8.3 name */
+#define FAT_NO_83NAME 32
+
 #endif
 
 /* Local Variables: */