diff --git a/src/fat16.cc b/src/fat16.cc
index 74c9ca52..274f1515 100644
--- a/src/fat16.cc
+++ b/src/fat16.cc
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ void fat16::read_uuid(Partition& partition)
 
 bool fat16::write_uuid( const Partition & partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail )
 {
-	Glib::ustring cmd = "mlabel -s -n :: -i " + Glib::shell_quote( partition.get_path() );
-
-	return ! execute_command( cmd, operationdetail, EXEC_CHECK_STATUS );
+	return ! execute_command("mlabel -n -i " + Glib::shell_quote(partition.get_path()) + " ::",
+	                         operationdetail, EXEC_CHECK_STATUS);
 }
 
+
 bool fat16::create( const Partition & new_partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail )
 {
 	Glib::ustring fat_size = specific_type == FS_FAT16 ? "16" : "32" ;