--- gnome-mount-0.8/src/gnome-mount.c.1	2017-12-25 13:30:20.618799764 +0000
+++ gnome-mount-0.8/src/gnome-mount.c	2017-12-25 13:32:43.300157929 +0000
@@ -3124,8 +3124,9 @@
 
                         /* don't prompt for password if the device is locked
                          * (e.g. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437309 )
-                         */
-                        if (libhal_device_is_locked_by_others (hal_ctx,
+                         */ 
+                        /* Our libhal is a bit too old for this:  
+                           if (libhal_device_is_locked_by_others (hal_ctx,
                                                                libhal_volume_get_udi (volume),
                                                                "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage",
                                                                NULL)) {
@@ -3133,7 +3134,7 @@
                                         g_message (_("Crypto device %s is locked"),
                                                    libhal_volume_get_udi (volume));
                                 goto out;
-                        }
+                        } */
 
 			g_debug ("Crypto volume - UDI '%s'", udi);