diff --git a/target/linux/apm821xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/apm821xx/image/Makefile
index 03799bcc106..1f09f8de756 100644
--- a/target/linux/apm821xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/apm821xx/image/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ define Build/boot-img
 
 	# convert it to revision 1 - needed for u-boot ext2load
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/tune2fs -O filetype $@.boot
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/e2fsck -pDf $@.boot > /dev/null
+	# Ignore errors because file system was intentionally broken with tune2fs
+	-$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/e2fsck -pDf $@.boot > /dev/null
 endef
 
 define Build/boot-script
diff --git a/target/linux/gemini/image/Makefile b/target/linux/gemini/image/Makefile
index 819291ef7fc..a7988cf5fbe 100644
--- a/target/linux/gemini/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/gemini/image/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ define Build/dns313-images
 
 	# The device firmware needs revision 1 of EXT2
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/tune2fs -O filetype $@.tmp-boot
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/e2fsck -pDf $@.tmp-boot > /dev/null
+	# Ignore errors because file system was intentionally broken with tune2fs
+	-$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/e2fsck -pDf $@.tmp-boot > /dev/null
 
 	./dns313_gen_hdd_img.sh $@ $@.tmp-boot $(IMAGE_ROOTFS) \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) \