diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index 4b722fc..5f921e8 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -558,10 +558,17 @@
 
 	if (mydata->fatsize == 32) {
 		mydata->fatlength = bs.fat32_length;
+		mydata->total_sect = bs.total_sect;
 	} else {
 		mydata->fatlength = bs.fat_length;
+		mydata->total_sect = (bs.sectors[1] << 8) + bs.sectors[0];
+		if (!mydata->total_sect)
+			mydata->total_sect = bs.total_sect;
 	}
+	if (!mydata->total_sect) /* unlikely */
+		mydata->total_sect = (u32)cur_part_info.size;
 
+	mydata->fats = bs.fats;
 	mydata->fat_sect = bs.reserved;
 
 	mydata->rootdir_sect = mydata->fat_sect + mydata->fatlength * bs.fats;
diff --git a/include/fat.h b/include/fat.h
index 09e1423..a236451 100644
--- a/include/fat.h
+++ b/include/fat.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@
 	int	fatbufnum;	/* Used by get_fatent, init to -1 */
 	int	rootdir_size;	/* Size of root dir for non-FAT32 */
 	__u32	root_cluster;	/* First cluster of root dir for FAT32 */
+	u32	total_sect;	/* Number of sectors */
+	int	fats;		/* Number of FATs */
 } fsdata;
 
 static inline u32 clust_to_sect(fsdata *fsdata, u32 clust)