diff --git a/btrfstune.c b/btrfstune.c
index 33c83bf1..204b962f 100644
--- a/btrfstune.c
+++ b/btrfstune.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static int update_seeding_flag(struct btrfs_root *root, int set_flag)
 						device);
 			return 1;
 		}
+		if (btrfs_super_log_root(disk_super)) {
+			error("filesystem with dirty log detected, not setting seed flag");
+			return 1;
+		}
 		super_flags |= BTRFS_SUPER_FLAG_SEEDING;
 	} else {
 		if (!(super_flags & BTRFS_SUPER_FLAG_SEEDING)) {