diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 3d47391..a28bcd9 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -932,7 +932,10 @@
     else
     {
 	if (eap != NULL && eap->force_ff != 0)
+	{
 	    fileformat = get_fileformat_force(curbuf, eap);
+	    try_unix = try_dos = try_mac = FALSE;
+	}
 	else if (curbuf->b_p_bin)
 	    fileformat = EOL_UNIX;		/* binary: use Unix format */
 	else if (*p_ffs == NUL)
@@ -2341,11 +2344,6 @@
 		STRCAT(IObuff, _("[CR missing]"));
 		c = TRUE;
 	    }
-	    if (ff_error == EOL_MAC)
-	    {
-		STRCAT(IObuff, _("[NL found]"));
-		c = TRUE;
-	    }
 	    if (split)
 	    {
 		STRCAT(IObuff, _("[long lines split]"));