diff --git a/parser/context.go b/parser/context.go
index a570453..59bd601 100644
--- a/parser/context.go
+++ b/parser/context.go
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ func (self *NTFSContext) SetOptions(options Options) {
 	self.options = options
 }
 
+func (self *NTFSContext) GetOptions() *Options {
+	self.mu.Lock()
+	defer self.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return &self.options
+}
+
 func (self *NTFSContext) Close() {
 	if debug {
 		fmt.Printf(STATS.DebugString())
diff --git a/parser/options.go b/parser/options.go
index 3dd68f5..e9339c2 100644
--- a/parser/options.go
+++ b/parser/options.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	// These path components will be added in front of each link
 	// generated.
 	PrefixComponents []string
+
+	// Disable resolution of USN paths through the MFT. This is useful
+	// when there is no MFT to look at.
+	DisableFullPathResolution bool
 }
 
 func GetDefaultOptions() Options {
diff --git a/parser/usn.go b/parser/usn.go
index 39aca35..f97b37f 100644
--- a/parser/usn.go
+++ b/parser/usn.go
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ func (self *USN_RECORD) Links() []string {
 }
 
 func (self *USN_RECORD) _Links(depth int) []string {
+	if self.context.GetOptions().DisableFullPathResolution {
+		return []string{self.Filename()}
+	}
+
 	// Since this record could have meant a file deletion event
 	// then resolving the actual MFT entry to a full path is less
 	// reliable. It is more reliable to resolve the parent path,