diff --git a/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstat.c b/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstat.c
--- a/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstat.c
+++ b/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstat.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
          * coreutils as well.
          */
         if ( (mnt_info->mnt_fsname[0] != '/') ||
+             !strncmp( mnt_info->mnt_fsname, "/dev/loop", 9 ) ||
              !strcmp( mnt_info->mnt_type, "smbfs" ) ||
              !strcmp( mnt_info->mnt_type, "cifs" ) ||
              !strcmp( mnt_info->mnt_type, "proc" ) ||
diff --git a/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstats.c b/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstats.c
--- a/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstats.c
+++ b/ksysguardd/Linux/diskstats.c
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
     devname[DISKDEVNAMELEN-1] = 0;
+
+    if (!strncmp(devname, "/dev/loop", 9)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 	
 	last = 0;
 	ptr = DiskIO;