diff --git a/windows_archive/create-backingfiles-partition.sh b/windows_archive/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
index ebdb198..0fa45c8 100644
--- a/windows_archive/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
+++ b/windows_archive/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ FIRST_BACKINGFILES_PARTITION_SECTOR=$(( $LAST_ROOT_PARTITION_SECTOR + 1 ))
 
 parted -m /dev/mmcblk0 u s mkpart primary ext4 "$FIRST_BACKINGFILES_PARTITION_SECTOR" 100%
 
-echo "/dev/mmcblk0p3 $BACKINGFILES_MOUNTPOINT ext4 auto,rw,noatime 0 2" >> /etc/fstab
\ No newline at end of file
+mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/mmcblk0p3
+
+echo "/dev/mmcblk0p3 $BACKINGFILES_MOUNTPOINT ext4 auto,rw,noatime 0 2" >> /etc/fstab