diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
index ca3241fd24..2b06068c3f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -828,8 +828,12 @@ Volume::_EraseUnusedBootBlock()
 {
 	const int32 blockSize = 512;
 	const char emptySector[blockSize] = { 0 };
+	// Erase boot block if any
 	if (write_pos(fDevice, 0, emptySector, blockSize) != blockSize)
 		return B_IO_ERROR;
+	// Erase ext2 superblock if any
+	if (write_pos(fDevice, 1024, emptySector, blockSize) != blockSize)
+		return B_IO_ERROR;
 
 	return B_OK;
 }