diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index f69f2f76ba..265b76cb1f 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -442,10 +442,7 @@
         FSCK_RET="$?"
 
         # FSCK_RET is the bit-wise OR of the exit codes for each filesystem that is checked.
-        if [ "$(( $FSCK_RET & 8 ))" = 8 ] ; then
-          # operational error
-          force_fsck
-        elif [ "$(( $FSCK_RET & 4 ))" = 4 ] ; then
+        if [ "$(( $FSCK_RET & 4 ))" = 4 ] ; then
           # errors left
           force_fsck
         elif [ "$(( $FSCK_RET & 2 ))" = 2 ] ; then