diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9efd2c724..d0c36a535 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-01-31  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/fs/fat.c (grub_fat_mount) [!MODE_EXFAT]: Remove fstype
+	check as some mkfs implementations omit it.
+
 2012-01-31  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* docs/grub.texi (Unicode): Mention identifier and space limitations.
diff --git a/grub-core/fs/fat.c b/grub-core/fs/fat.c
index 6adc95c37..64b07e6d8 100644
--- a/grub-core/fs/fat.c
+++ b/grub-core/fs/fat.c
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ grub_fat_mount (grub_disk_t disk)
   if (grub_memcmp ((const char *) bpb.oem_name, "EXFAT   ",
 		   sizeof (bpb.oem_name)) != 0)
     goto fail;    
-#else
-  if (grub_strncmp((const char *) bpb.version_specific.fat12_or_fat16.fstype, "FAT12", 5)
-      && grub_strncmp((const char *) bpb.version_specific.fat12_or_fat16.fstype, "FAT16", 5)
-      && grub_strncmp((const char *) bpb.version_specific.fat32.fstype, "FAT32", 5))
-    goto fail;
 #endif
 
   /* Get the sizes of logical sectors and clusters.  */