diff --git a/e2fsck/super.c b/e2fsck/super.c
index 36e7309c..abf80819 100644
--- a/e2fsck/super.c
+++ b/e2fsck/super.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void check_super_block(e2fsck_t ctx)
 	if (!(ctx->options & E2F_OPT_READONLY) && uuid_is_null(sb->s_uuid)) {
 		if (fix_problem(ctx, PR_0_ADD_UUID, &pctx)) {
 			uuid_generate(sb->s_uuid);
-			ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+			fs->flags |= EXT2_FLAG_DIRTY;
 			fs->flags &= ~EXT2_FLAG_MASTER_SB_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void check_super_block(e2fsck_t ctx)
 	    (fs_proc_check("ext4") || check_for_modules("ext4"))) {
 		if (fix_problem(ctx, PR_0_CLEAR_TESTFS_FLAG, &pctx)) {
 			fs->super->s_flags &= ~EXT2_FLAGS_TEST_FILESYS;
-			ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+			fs->flags |= EXT2_FLAG_DIRTY;
 			fs->flags &= ~EXT2_FLAG_MASTER_SB_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void check_super_block(e2fsck_t ctx)
 			problem = PR_0_FUTURE_SB_LAST_MOUNT_FUDGED;
 		if (fix_problem(ctx, problem, &pctx)) {
 			fs->super->s_mtime = ctx->now;
-			ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+			fs->flags |= EXT2_FLAG_DIRTY;
 		}
 	}
 	if (!broken_system_clock &&
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ void check_super_block(e2fsck_t ctx)
 			problem = PR_0_FUTURE_SB_LAST_WRITE_FUDGED;
 		if (fix_problem(ctx, problem, &pctx)) {
 			fs->super->s_wtime = ctx->now;
-			ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+			fs->flags |= EXT2_FLAG_DIRTY;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/f_okgroup/expect.1 b/tests/f_okgroup/expect.1
index 6f44d891..7d29741f 100644
--- a/tests/f_okgroup/expect.1
+++ b/tests/f_okgroup/expect.1
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ Pass 2: Checking directory structure
 Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
 Pass 4: Checking reference counts
 Pass 5: Checking group summary information
-
-test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
 test_filesys: 11/2048 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 274/8193 blocks
-Exit status is 1
+Exit status is 0
diff --git a/tests/r_move_itable/expect b/tests/r_move_itable/expect
index 7752438f..195bb114 100644
--- a/tests/r_move_itable/expect
+++ b/tests/r_move_itable/expect
@@ -309,10 +309,8 @@ Pass 2: Checking directory structure
 Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
 Pass 4: Checking reference counts
 Pass 5: Checking group summary information
-
-test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
 test_filesys: 11/2496 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 1644/19969 blocks
-Exit status is 1
+Exit status is 0
 dumpe2fs test.img
 
 Filesystem volume name:   <none>
@@ -846,10 +844,8 @@ Pass 2: Checking directory structure
 Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
 Pass 4: Checking reference counts
 Pass 5: Checking group summary information
-
-test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
 test_filesys: 11/3744 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 2007/29953 blocks
-Exit status is 1
+Exit status is 0
 dumpe2fs test.img
 
 Filesystem volume name:   <none>
@@ -1619,10 +1615,8 @@ Pass 2: Checking directory structure
 Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
 Pass 4: Checking reference counts
 Pass 5: Checking group summary information
-
-test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
 test_filesys: 11/5024 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 2376/40000 blocks
-Exit status is 1
+Exit status is 0
 dumpe2fs test.img
 
 Filesystem volume name:   <none>
diff --git a/tests/r_resize_inode/expect b/tests/r_resize_inode/expect
index 39919827..f9f79c46 100644
--- a/tests/r_resize_inode/expect
+++ b/tests/r_resize_inode/expect
@@ -611,10 +611,8 @@ Pass 2: Checking directory structure
 Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
 Pass 4: Checking reference counts
 Pass 5: Checking group summary information
-
-test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
 test_filesys: 11/41472 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 8361/165536 blocks
-Exit status is 1
+Exit status is 0
 dumpe2fs test.img
 
 Filesystem volume name:   <none>