diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 75ec9a74d8ff..edee857c2b08 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	befs_sb = BEFS_SB(sb);
 
 	if (!parse_options((char *) data, &befs_sb->mount_opts)) {
-		befs_error(sb, "cannot parse mount options");
+		if (!silent)
+			befs_error(sb, "cannot parse mount options");
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}
 
@@ -796,7 +797,8 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb_min_blocksize(sb, 1024);
 
 	if (!(bh = sb_bread(sb, sb_block))) {
-		befs_error(sb, "unable to read superblock");
+		if (!silent)
+			befs_error(sb, "unable to read superblock");
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}
 
@@ -820,9 +822,9 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	brelse(bh);
 
 	if( befs_sb->num_blocks > ~((sector_t)0) ) {
-		befs_error(sb, "blocks count: %llu "
-			"is larger than the host can use",
-			befs_sb->num_blocks);
+		if (!silent)
+			befs_error(sb, "blocks count: %llu is larger than the host can use",
+					befs_sb->num_blocks);
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}
 
@@ -841,7 +843,8 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		befs_error(sb, "get root inode failed");
+		if (!silent)
+			befs_error(sb, "get root inode failed");
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}