diff -u e2fsprogs-1.14.orig/e2fsck/pass1.c e2fsprogs-1.14/e2fsck/pass1.c
--- e2fsprogs-1.14.orig/e2fsck/pass1.c  Fri Oct  9 13:24:14 1998
+++ e2fsprogs-1.14/e2fsck/pass1.c       Mon Aug  9 14:29:30 1999
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
                        if (((ino == EXT2_BOOT_LOADER_INO) &&
                             LINUX_S_ISDIR(inode.i_mode)) ||
                            ((ino != EXT2_BOOT_LOADER_INO) &&
+                            (ino != EXT2_RESIZE_INO) &&
                             (inode.i_mode != 0))) {
                                if (fix_problem(ctx,
                                            PR_1_RESERVED_BAD_MODE, &pctx)) {