diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index bd194f0..446bcb0 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),raw)
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
 bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),raw)
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 endif # TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2
 
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
 	        > $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),raw)
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 	@echo ----- Made recovery image: $@ --------
 
 $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET)
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
 $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE): $(BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE) $(RECOVERY_FROM_BOOT_PATCH) | $(ACP)
 	@echo "Install system fs image: $@"
 	$(copy-file-to-target)
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@ $(RECOVERY_FROM_BOOT_PATCH),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),yaffs)
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@ $(RECOVERY_FROM_BOOT_PATCH),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 systemimage: $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE)
 
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@
 	            | $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(call build-systemimage-target,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE))
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),yaffs)
+	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE),$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 ifneq (,$(filter systemimage-nodeps snod, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 ifeq (true,$(WITH_DEXPREOPT))
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
   $(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH \
       ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
       $(TARGET_OUT_DATA) $(userdataimage_intermediates)/userdata_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),yaffs)
+  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@
   $(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH \
       ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
       $(TARGET_OUT_CACHE) $(cacheimage_intermediates)/cache_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),yaffs)
+  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_CACHEIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
   $(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH \
       ./build/tools/releasetools/build_image.py \
       $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR) $(vendorimage_intermediates)/vendor_image_info.txt $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET)
-  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),yaffs)
+  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 endef
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 37a7c70..73d4828 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2001,8 +2001,8 @@
 endef
 
 # $(1): The file(s) to check (often $@)
-# $(2): The maximum total image size, in decimal bytes
-# $(3): the type of filesystem "yaffs" or "raw"
+# $(2): The maximum total image size, in decimal bytes.
+#    Make sure to take into account any reserved space needed for the FS.
 #
 # If $(2) is empty, evaluates to "true"
 #
@@ -2015,15 +2015,9 @@
   total=$$(( $$( echo "$$size" ) )); \
   printname=$$(echo -n "$(1)" | tr " " +); \
   img_blocksize=$(call image-size-from-data-size,$(BOARD_FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE)); \
-  if [ "$(3)" == "yaffs" ]; then \
-    reservedblocks=8; \
-  else \
-    reservedblocks=0; \
-  fi; \
   twoblocks=$$((img_blocksize * 2)); \
   onepct=$$((((($(2) / 100) - 1) / img_blocksize + 1) * img_blocksize)); \
-  reserve=$$(((twoblocks > onepct ? twoblocks : onepct) + \
-               reservedblocks * img_blocksize)); \
+  reserve=$$((twoblocks > onepct ? twoblocks : onepct)); \
   maxsize=$$(($(2) - reserve)); \
   echo "$$printname maxsize=$$maxsize blocksize=$$img_blocksize total=$$total reserve=$$reserve"; \
   if [ "$$total" -gt "$$maxsize" ]; then \
@@ -2045,8 +2039,7 @@
 # $(2): The partition size.
 define assert-max-image-size
 $(if $(2), \
-  $(call assert-max-file-size,$(1),$(call image-size-from-data-size,$(2))), \
-  true)
+  $(call assert-max-file-size,$(1),$(call image-size-from-data-size,$(2))))
 endef