diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel.cpp
index a26aaa0b85..830a8371f0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ PartitionMapParser::_ParseExtended(PrimaryPartition *primary, off_t offset)
 	status_t error = B_OK;
 	int32 partitionCount = 0;
 	while (error == B_OK) {
+		// check for cycles
 		if (++partitionCount > kMaxLogicalPartitionCount) {
 			TRACE(("intel: _ParseExtended(): Maximal number of logical "
 				   "partitions for extended partition reached. Cycle?\n"));
@@ -162,10 +163,17 @@ PartitionMapParser::_ParseExtended(PrimaryPartition *primary, off_t offset)
 		if (error == B_OK)
 			error = _ReadPTS(offset);
 		// check the signature
-		if (error == B_OK && fPTS->signature != kPartitionTableSectorSignature) {
+		if (error == B_OK
+			&& fPTS->signature != kPartitionTableSectorSignature) {
 			TRACE(("intel: _ParseExtended(): invalid PTS signature\n"));
 			error = B_BAD_DATA;
 		}
+		// ignore the PTS, if any error occured till now
+		if (error != B_OK) {
+			TRACE(("intel: _ParseExtended(): ignoring this PTS\n"));
+			error = B_OK;
+			break;
+		}
 		// examine the table
 		LogicalPartition extended;
 		LogicalPartition nonExtended;
@@ -333,8 +341,7 @@ intel_get_nth_info(int deviceFD, const session_info *sessionInfo,
 					partitionInfo->flags = 0;
 			}
 			partitionInfo->partition_name[0] = '\0';
-			strcpy(partitionInfo->partition_type,
-				   partition->TypeString());
+			partition->GetTypeString(partitionInfo->partition_type);
 			partitionInfo->partition_code = partition->Type();
 		} else
 			error = B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.cpp
index 62e85b75d7..4125623f7c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <new.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ static const struct partition_type kPartitionTypes[] = {
 };
 
 // partition_type_string
+static
 const char *
 partition_type_string(uint8 type)
 {
@@ -67,7 +69,19 @@ partition_type_string(uint8 type)
 		if (type == kPartitionTypes[i].type)
 			return kPartitionTypes[i].name;
 	}
-	return "unknown";
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+// get_partition_type_string
+void
+get_partition_type_string(uint8 type, char *buffer)
+{
+	if (buffer) {
+		if (const char *str = partition_type_string(type))
+			strcpy(buffer, str);
+		else
+			sprintf(buffer, "Unrecognized Type 0x%x", type);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.h
index 34c6280eb5..220e873ce9 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/disk_scanner/partition/intel_partition_map.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ is_extended_type(uint8 type)
 	return (type == 0x05 || type == 0x0f || type == 0x85);
 }
 
-const char *partition_type_string(uint8 type);
+void get_partition_type_string(uint8 type, char *buffer);
 
 // chs
 struct chs {
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ public:
 	off_t Size() const		{ return fSize; }
 	uint8 Type() const		{ return fType; }
 	bool Active() const		{ return fActive; }
-	const char *TypeString() const { return partition_type_string(fType); }
+	void GetTypeString(char *buffer) const
+		{ get_partition_type_string(fType, buffer); }
 
 	void SetPTSOffset(off_t offset)	{ fPTSOffset = offset; }
 	void SetOffset(off_t offset)	{ fOffset = offset; }