diff --git a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems
index a8072d118..5805f6f7f 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems
+++ b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ run_hook ()
     ln -s /sbin/resizefs.reiserfs /sbin/resize_reiserfs
     ln -s /sbin/tunefs.reiserfs /sbin/reiserfstune
 
-    # fix ext2/ext3 symlinks
+    # fix ext2/ext3/ext4 symlinks
     ln -s /sbin/e2fsck /sbin/fsck.ext2
     ln -s /sbin/e2fsck /sbin/fsck.ext3
     ln -s /sbin/findfs /sbin/e2label
     ln -s /sbin/findfs /sbin/tune2fs
     ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mkfs.ext3
+    ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mkfs.ext4
     ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mke2fs
 
     # fix jfs symlinks
diff --git a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems_lowmem b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems_lowmem
index 0187c0dfe..c5a58c14c 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems_lowmem
+++ b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_filesystems_lowmem
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ run_hook ()
 
     # fix ext2/ext3 symlinks
     ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mkfs.ext3
+    ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mkfs.ext4
     ln -s /sbin/mkfs.ext2 /sbin/mke2fs
 
     # fix jfs symlinks
diff --git a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_filesystems_lowmem b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_filesystems_lowmem
index 0b88a0aa3..1075c006d 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_filesystems_lowmem
+++ b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_filesystems_lowmem
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 install ()
 {
-    MODULES=" $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/reiserfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/ext2') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/ext3') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/jfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/xfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/vfat') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/fat') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/isofs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp437')"
+    MODULES=" $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/reiserfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/ext2') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/ext3') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/ext4') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/jfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/xfs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/vfat') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/fat') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/isofs') $(checked_modules '/kernel/fs/nls/nls_cp437')"
     BINARIES="mkswap mkfs.reiserfs mkfs.ext2 jfs_fsck jfs_mkfs mkfs.xfs xfs_freeze xfs_io mkdosfs blkid"
     FILES=""
     SCRIPT="arch_filesystems_lowmem"