diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vm_utils.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vm_utils.py
index 86ef139685f4..06cee3d71879 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vm_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vm_utils.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class ResizeHelpersTestCase(VMUtilsTestBase):
         vm_utils._resize_part_and_fs('fake', 0, 20, 10, 'boot')
 
         mock_fsck.assert_has_calls([
-            mock.call(partition_path, flags='-fy')])
+            mock.call(partition_path)])
         mock_resize2fs.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call(partition_path, None, size='10s')])
         mock_resize.assert_has_calls([
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ class ResizeHelpersTestCase(VMUtilsTestBase):
         self.assertRaises(exception.ResizeError,
                           vm_utils._resize_part_and_fs,
                           "fake", 0, 20, 10, "boot")
-        mock_fsck.assert_has_calls([
-            mock.call('/dev/fake1', flags='-fy')])
+        mock_fsck.assert_has_calls([mock.call('/dev/fake1')])
 
     @mock.patch('nova.privsep.fs.ext_journal_disable')
     @mock.patch('nova.privsep.fs.ext_journal_enable')
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ class ResizeHelpersTestCase(VMUtilsTestBase):
         vm_utils._resize_part_and_fs('fake', 0, 20, 30, '')
 
         mock_fsck.assert_has_calls([
-            mock.call(partition_path, flags='-fy')])
+            mock.call(partition_path)])
         mock_resize2fs.assert_has_calls([
             mock.call(partition_path, None)])
         mock_resize.assert_has_calls([
diff --git a/nova/virt/xenapi/vm_utils.py b/nova/virt/xenapi/vm_utils.py
index e01c7b13f6ef..71fe41aee67f 100644
--- a/nova/virt/xenapi/vm_utils.py
+++ b/nova/virt/xenapi/vm_utils.py
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ def _resize_part_and_fs(dev, start, old_sectors, new_sectors, flags):
     partition_path = utils.make_dev_path(dev, partition=1)
 
     # Replay journal if FS wasn't cleanly unmounted
-    nova.privsep.fs.e2fsck(partition_path, flags='-fy')
+    nova.privsep.fs.e2fsck(partition_path)
 
     # Remove ext3 journal (making it ext2)
     nova.privsep.fs.ext_journal_disable(partition_path)