diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.cpp
index 61969c5f2f..2843e9a203 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ struct run_array {
 	block_run	runs[0];
 
 	int32 CountRuns() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(count); }
-	int32 MaxRuns() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(max_runs); }
+	int32 MaxRuns() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(max_runs) - 1; }
+		// that -1 accounts for an off-by-one error in Be's BFS implementation
 	const block_run &RunAt(int32 i) const { return runs[i]; }
 
 	static int32 MaxRuns(int32 blockSize)
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
index 604b297d3f..f306a85fc5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ class Journal {
 		inline uint32 FreeLogBlocks() const;
 
 	private:
-		friend class LogEntry;
-
 		status_t _CheckRunArray(const run_array *array);
 		status_t _ReplayRunArray(int32 *start);
 		status_t _TransactionDone(bool success);