diff --git a/fs/ext2/dev.c b/fs/ext2/dev.c
index 4365b3b882..78851d0a5d 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dev.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dev.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int ext2fs_set_blk_dev(block_dev_desc_t *rbdd, int part)
 int ext2fs_devread(int sector, int byte_offset, int byte_len, char *buf)
 {
 	char sec_buf[SECTOR_SIZE];
-	unsigned block_len;
+	unsigned sectors;
 
 	/*
 	 *  Check partition boundaries
@@ -98,36 +98,24 @@ int ext2fs_devread(int sector, int byte_offset, int byte_len, char *buf)
 		sector++;
 	}
 
-	if (byte_len == 0)
-		return 1;
-
 	/*  read sector aligned part */
-	block_len = byte_len & ~(SECTOR_SIZE - 1);
+	sectors = byte_len / SECTOR_SIZE;
 
-	if (block_len == 0) {
-		u8 p[SECTOR_SIZE];
+	if (sectors > 0) {
+		if (ext2fs_block_dev_desc->block_read(
+			ext2fs_block_dev_desc->dev,
+			part_info.start + sector,
+			sectors,
+			(unsigned long *) buf) != sectors) {
+			printf(" ** %s read error - block\n", __func__);
+			return 0;
+		}
 
-		block_len = SECTOR_SIZE;
-		ext2fs_block_dev_desc->block_read(ext2fs_block_dev_desc->dev,
-						  part_info.start + sector,
-						  1, (unsigned long *)p);
-		memcpy(buf, p, byte_len);
-		return 1;
+		buf += sectors * SECTOR_SIZE;
+		byte_len -= sectors * SECTOR_SIZE;
+		sector += sectors;
 	}
 
-	if (ext2fs_block_dev_desc->block_read(ext2fs_block_dev_desc->dev,
-					      part_info.start + sector,
-					      block_len / SECTOR_SIZE,
-					      (unsigned long *) buf) !=
-	    block_len / SECTOR_SIZE) {
-		printf(" ** %s read error - block\n", __func__);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	block_len = byte_len & ~(SECTOR_SIZE - 1);
-	buf += block_len;
-	byte_len -= block_len;
-	sector += block_len / SECTOR_SIZE;
-
 	if (byte_len != 0) {
 		/* read rest of data which are not in whole sector */
 		if (ext2fs_block_dev_desc->