diff --git a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_vfsops.c b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_vfsops.c
index fd1e7d1..08dd391 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_vfsops.c
@@ -784,16 +784,21 @@ hammer_vfs_mount(struct mount *mp, char *mntpt, caddr_t data,
 		goto done;
 	vput(rootvp);
 	/*vn_unlock(hmp->rootvp);*/
-	if (hmp->ronly == 0)
+	if (hmp->ronly == 0) {
 		error = hammer_recover_stage2(hmp, rootvol);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the stage2 recovery fails be sure to clean out all cached
-	 * vnodes before throwing away the mount structure or bad things
-	 * will happen.
-	 */
-	if (error)
-		vflush(mp, 0, 0);
+		/*
+		 * If the stage2 recovery fails be sure to clean out all cached
+		 * vnodes before throwing away the mount structure or bad things
+		 * will happen.
+		 */
+		if (error) {
+			vflush(mp, 0, 0);
+			kprintf("HAMMER: Ignoring errors from "
+				"REDO scan and allowing R/W mount\n");
+			error = 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 done:
 	hammer_rel_volume(rootvol, 0);