diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
index 30f1d17b95..9d3e8fd666 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.mk
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 EXT2_OPTS = -G $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_GEN) -R $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_REV)
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_BLOCKS)),0)
 EXT2_OPTS += -b $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_BLOCKS)
-endif
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_INODES)),0)
 EXT2_OPTS += -i $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_INODES)