diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index d88319d7c..4b7ac09a2 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ while read FS_PART FS_MNT FS_TYPE FS_MORE; do
 	fi
 done < /etc/fstab
 
+fsck -C -y /
+
 attempts=0
 while [ ${attempts} -lt 3 ]; do
+	fsck -C -y /
 	if mount -a 2>/dev/null; then
 		# bail if all is well
 		break
 	fi
-	fsck -y /
 	attempts=$((attempts+1))
 done