diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
index e1e3eef290..6459977690 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ Vector<Ext2FS::BlockIndex> Ext2FS::allocate_blocks(GroupIndex group_index, int c
     auto bitmap_block = read_block(bgd.bg_block_bitmap);
     int blocks_in_group = min(blocks_per_group(), super_block().s_blocks_count);
     auto block_bitmap = Bitmap::wrap(bitmap_block.pointer(), blocks_in_group);
-    BlockIndex first_block_in_group = (group_index - 1) * blocks_per_group() + 1;
+    BlockIndex first_block_in_group = (group_index - 1) * blocks_per_group();
     for (int i = 0; i < block_bitmap.size(); ++i) {
         if (!block_bitmap.get(i)) {
             blocks.append(first_block_in_group + i);
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ bool Ext2FS::set_block_allocation_state(BlockIndex block_index, bool new_state)
     unsigned group_index = group_index_from_block_index(block_index);
     auto& bgd = group_descriptor(group_index);
     BlockIndex index_in_group = block_index - ((group_index - 1) * blocks_per_group());
-    unsigned bit_index = (index_in_group - 1) % blocks_per_group();
+    unsigned bit_index = index_in_group % blocks_per_group();
     dbgprintf("  index_in_group: %u\n", index_in_group);
     dbgprintf("  blocks_per_group: %u\n", blocks_per_group());
     dbgprintf("  bit_index: %u\n", bit_index);