Error restoring SQL 2008 R2 DB into SQL 2012: BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup.

I have a SQL 2008 R2 database that I am trying to move to 2012.  Made a full backup of the database in 2008 R2.  Recovery model is Simple, compatibility level is 2008  Went to 2012, created a dummy database, did Tasks--> Restore --> Database , located the backup file, selected it, changed the file locations and tried to restore the backup (with overwrite option), got the following error:

BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup.

This is a simple task that has always worked in 2008 R2.  Does anyone know what the problem is and a possible solution?

Thanks