diff --git a/bench b/bench
index 4b5a5410..f1acdc2b 100755
--- a/bench
+++ b/bench
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@ _fail()
 bench_mkfs_xfs()
 {
     mkfs_xfs -f $extra_mkfs_options $@
-    [ $? -ne 0 ] && _fail "mkfs [$extra_mkfs_options] FAILED"
 }
 
 bench_mount_xfs()
 {
     mount -t xfs $extra_mount_options $@
-    [ $? -ne 0 ] && _fail "mount [$extra_mount_options] FAILED"
 }
 
 _run_benchmark()