diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
index 04b9527f1..a3052b3b7 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ EditExistingPartitionDialog::EditExistingPartitionDialog( Device* device,
     m_ui->fileSystemLabel->setEnabled( m_ui->formatRadioButton->isChecked() );
     m_ui->fileSystemComboBox->setEnabled( m_ui->formatRadioButton->isChecked() );
 
+    // Force a format if the existing device is a zfs device since reusing a zpool isn't currently supported
+    m_ui->formatRadioButton->setChecked( m_partition->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Zfs );
+    m_ui->formatRadioButton->setEnabled( !( m_partition->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Zfs ) );
+    m_ui->keepRadioButton->setChecked( !( m_partition->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Zfs ) );
+    m_ui->keepRadioButton->setEnabled( !( m_partition->fileSystem().type() == FileSystem::Type::Zfs ) );
+
     setFlagList( *( m_ui->m_listFlags ), m_partition->availableFlags(), PartitionInfo::flags( m_partition ) );
 }