diff --git a/scripts/common.sh.in b/scripts/common.sh.in
index 531c7983b..c6d98f66b 100644
--- a/scripts/common.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/common.sh.in
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ format() {
 
 	# Force 4K blocksize, else mkfs.ext2 tries to use 8K, which
 	# won't mount
-	/sbin/mkfs.${FSTYPE} -b 4096 -F -q ${DEVICE} || return 1
+	/sbin/mkfs.${FSTYPE} -b 4096 -F -q ${DEVICE} >/dev/null || return 1
 
 	return 0
 }