diff --git a/init.d/checkfs b/init.d/checkfs
index 45484939..d2929edd 100755
--- a/init.d/checkfs
+++ b/init.d/checkfs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ do_checkfs() {
 
 	if  [ -e /forcefsck ] || get_bootparam "forcefsck" ; then
 		ewarn "A full fsck has been forced"
-		mode="-f"
+		mode="-f -n"
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${RC_UNAME}" = "Linux" ] ; then
diff --git a/init.d/checkroot b/init.d/checkroot
index a369fe50..1cc5f89e 100755
--- a/init.d/checkroot
+++ b/init.d/checkroot
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ start() {
 
 	if [ -e /forcefsck ] || get_bootparam "forcefsck" ; then
 		ebegin "Checking root filesystem (full fsck forced)"
-		fsck ${opts} -f /
+		fsck ${opts} -f -n /
 		# /forcefsck isn't deleted because checkfs needs it.
 		# it'll be deleted in that script.
 		retval=$?