diff --git a/boot/boot-stage-1-init.sh b/boot/boot-stage-1-init.sh
index 68a8b236afd..79c1c3ff418 100644
--- a/boot/boot-stage-1-init.sh
+++ b/boot/boot-stage-1-init.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mountFS() {
     fi
 
     if test -n "$mustCheck"; then
-        fsck -C -a "$device"
+        FSTAB_FILE="/etc/mtab" fsck -C -a "$device"
         fsckResult=$?
 
         if test $(($fsckResult | 2)) = $fsckResult; then