diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 63a8ccf1..b6caedc3 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -7346,7 +7346,11 @@ cannot_address:;
 
  if(xorriso->do_md5 & 16) {
    use_md5= 1;
-   ret= Xorriso_get_md5(xorriso, NULL, iso_adr, iso_md5, 1);
+   ret= Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(xorriso, NULL, iso_adr, 0);
+   if(ret <= 0) 
+     ret= 0; /* (reverse) filtered files are likely not to match their MD5 */
+   else
+     ret= Xorriso_get_md5(xorriso, NULL, iso_adr, iso_md5, 1);
    if(ret <= 0)
      use_md5= 0;
    else {
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index e79efafa..89ab7ee3 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.09.06.144813"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.09.07.161247"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index ac56d444..3e7c28bf 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -3625,11 +3625,19 @@ int Xorriso_restore_implicit_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
 }
 
 
-int Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(struct XorrisO *xorriso, IsoNode *node,
-                                int flag)
+int Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void *in_node,
+                                char *path, int flag)
 {
  int ret, lba;
  IsoStream *stream;
+ IsoNode *node;
+
+ node= (IsoNode *) in_node;
+ if(node == NULL) {
+   ret= Xorriso_get_node_by_path(xorriso, path, NULL, &node, 0);
+   if(ret<=0)
+     return(ret);
+ }
 
  ret= Xorriso__file_start_lba(node, &lba, 0);
  if(ret > 0) { /* Stream source is from loaded image */
@@ -3748,7 +3756,7 @@ int Xorriso_tree_restore_node(struct XorrisO *xorriso, IsoNode *node,
      ret= Xorriso_iso_file_read(xorriso, data_stream, buf, wanted, 0);
      if(ret<=0) {
        if(xorriso->extract_error_mode == 0 &&
-          Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(xorriso, node, 0)) {
+          Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(xorriso, node, "", 0)) {
          close(write_fd);
          write_fd= -1;
          already_done= (size - todo) / (off_t) 2048;
@@ -10118,7 +10126,7 @@ int Xorriso_extract_cut(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
  }
  read_raw= 0;
  if((img_offset % 2048) == 0) {
-   ret= Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(xorriso, node, 0);
+   ret= Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(xorriso, node, "", 0);
    if(ret > 0)
      read_raw= 1;
  }
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
index cd8322fd..50b28bc5 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@ int Xorriso_md5_end(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void **ctx, char md5[16],
 */
 int Xorriso_drive_snooze(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 
+int Xorriso_is_plain_image_file(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void *in_node,
+                                char *path, int flag);
+
 
 /* A pseudo file type for El-Torito bootsectors as in man 2 stat :
    For now take the highest possible value.