diff --git a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
index bf07a44eb..ecd9d06df 100644
--- a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
+++ b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
@@ -965,10 +965,8 @@ int dm_check_version(void)
 	if (_check_version(dmversion, sizeof(dmversion), _dm_compat))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!_dm_compat) {
-		log_error("Support for older device-mapped version is disabled.");
-		goto bad;
-	}
+	if (!_dm_compat)
+		goto_bad;
 
 	log_verbose("device-mapper ioctl protocol version %u failed. "
 		    "Trying protocol version 1.", _dm_version);