--- libparted/arch/linux.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: parted-3.1/libparted/arch/linux.c =================================================================== --- parted-3.1.orig/libparted/arch/linux.c +++ parted-3.1/libparted/arch/linux.c @@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ _blkpg_add_partition (PedDisk* disk, con linux_part.start = part->geom.start * disk->dev->sector_size; /* see fs/partitions/msdos.c:msdos_partition(): "leave room for LILO" */ if (part->type & PED_PARTITION_EXTENDED) - linux_part.length = part->geom.length == 1 ? 512 : 1024; + linux_part.length = PED_SECTOR_SIZE_DEFAULT; else linux_part.length = part->geom.length * disk->dev->sector_size; linux_part.pno = part->num;