diff --git a/data/locale/deutsch.locale b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
index 8415ce25b..03957d35e 100644
--- a/data/locale/deutsch.locale
+++ b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ flashupdate.md5check Imageprüfung
 flashupdate.md5sumerror Das Image ist fehlerhaft
 flashupdate.menu_apply_kernel Kernel flashen
 flashupdate.menu_apply_settings Settingsübernahme erlauben
+flashupdate.mkfs_create_image Image erstellen
+flashupdate.mkfs_preparing_files Dateien und Verzeichnisse vorbereiten
+flashupdate.mkfs_using_sumtool Benutze Sumtool
 flashupdate.msgbox Es wurde folgendes neues File gefunden:\nDatum: %s, %s\nBasisImage: %s\nTyp: %s\n\nWollen Sie diese Version jetzt herunterladen\nund installieren?
 flashupdate.msgbox_manual Es wurde ein neues Image gefunden:\nDatum: %s, %s\nBasisImage: %s\nImageTyp: %s\n\nWollen Sie diese Version jetzt installieren?
 flashupdate.mtdselector Partitions-Auswahl
diff --git a/data/locale/english.locale b/data/locale/english.locale
index 9751434b4..df3a18081 100644
--- a/data/locale/english.locale
+++ b/data/locale/english.locale
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ flashupdate.md5check checking image
 flashupdate.md5sumerror image has errors
 flashupdate.menu_apply_kernel Flashing kernel
 flashupdate.menu_apply_settings Allow apply settings
+flashupdate.mkfs_create_image Create image
+flashupdate.mkfs_preparing_files Preparing files and directories
+flashupdate.mkfs_using_sumtool Using sumtool
 flashupdate.msgbox Found the following new file:\nDate: %s, %s\nBaseImage: %s\nType: %s\n\nDo you want to download and install this version now?
 flashupdate.msgbox_manual Found the following new image:\nDate: %s, %s\nBaseImage: %s\nImageType: %s\n\nDo you want to install this version now?
 flashupdate.mtdselector Partition-Selector
diff --git a/src/system/locals.h b/src/system/locals.h
index 882c15450..b6c9d6d31 100644
--- a/src/system/locals.h
+++ b/src/system/locals.h
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MD5SUMERROR,
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MENU_APPLY_KERNEL,
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MENU_APPLY_SETTINGS,
+	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_CREATE_IMAGE,
+	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_PREPARING_FILES,
+	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_USING_SUMTOOL,
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MSGBOX,
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MSGBOX_MANUAL,
 	LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MTDSELECTOR,
diff --git a/src/system/locals_intern.h b/src/system/locals_intern.h
index e4ff3dd93..198e82d27 100644
--- a/src/system/locals_intern.h
+++ b/src/system/locals_intern.h
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"flashupdate.md5sumerror",
 	"flashupdate.menu_apply_kernel",
 	"flashupdate.menu_apply_settings",
+	"flashupdate.mkfs_create_image",
+	"flashupdate.mkfs_preparing_files",
+	"flashupdate.mkfs_using_sumtool",
 	"flashupdate.msgbox",
 	"flashupdate.msgbox_manual",
 	"flashupdate.mtdselector",
diff --git a/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp b/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
index b80d4c799..2a1359d39 100644
--- a/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
+++ b/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "rbtree.h"
+#include <system/localize.h>
+
+extern CLocaleManager *g_Locale;
 
 #define PROGRAM_NAME "mkfs.jffs2"
 
@@ -1239,7 +1242,7 @@ bool CMkfsJFFS2::makeJffs2Image(std::string& path,
 	if (progressBar != NULL) {
 		progressBar->showLocalStatus(0);
 		progressBar->showGlobalStatus(0);
-		progressBar->showStatusMessageUTF("Read Files and Directories");
+		progressBar->showStatusMessageUTF(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_PREPARING_FILES));
 	}
 	fse_root = recursive_add_host_directory(NULL, "/", cwd, skipSpezialFolders, progressBar);
 	if (progressBar != NULL) {
@@ -1264,11 +1267,12 @@ bool CMkfsJFFS2::makeJffs2Image(std::string& path,
 
 	if (progressBar != NULL) {
 		progressBar->showLocalStatus(0);
-		progressBar->showStatusMessageUTF("Create Image");
+		progressBar->showStatusMessageUTF(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_CREATE_IMAGE));
 	}
 	create_target_filesystem(fse_root);
 	if (progressBar != NULL) {
 		progressBar->showGlobalStatus(90);
+		progressBar->showStatusMessageUTF(g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_FLASHUPDATE_MKFS_USING_SUMTOOL));
 	}
 	if (printProgress)
 		printProgressData(true);
@@ -1280,7 +1284,6 @@ bool CMkfsJFFS2::makeJffs2Image(std::string& path,
 		CSumtoolJFFS2 st;
 		st.sumtool(imageName_, sumName_, eraseBlockSize, ((padFsSize==0)?0:1), addCleanmarkers, targetEndian);
 		unlink(imageName_.c_str());
-		sync();
 	}
 	if (progressBar != NULL) {
 		paintProgressBar(true);