diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-verify.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-verify.c
index 654993ac81..8fc53beb42 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-verify.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-verify.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ int journal_file_verify(
                         goto fail;
                 }
 
-        if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED_CONTINUOUS(f->header))
+        if (JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header) && !JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED_CONTINUOUS(f->header))
                 warning(p,
                         "This log file was sealed with an old journald version where the sequence of seals might not be continuous. We cannot guarantee completeness.");