diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1
index 3588f388da71..824b627dec40 100644
--- a/bin/rm/rm.1
+++ b/bin/rm/rm.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)rm.1	8.5 (Berkeley) 12/5/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 15, 2013
+.Dd April 25, 2013
 .Dt RM 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl f | i
-.Op Fl dIPRrvW
+.Op Fl dIPRrvWx
 .Ar
 .Nm unlink
 .Ar file
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ Attempt to undelete the named files.
 Currently, this option can only be used to recover
 files covered by whiteouts in a union file system (see
 .Xr undelete 2 ) .
+.It Fl x
+When removing a hierarchy, do not cross mount points.
 .El
 .Pp
 The
diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.c b/bin/rm/rm.c
index a45005739de1..10149218ae06 100644
--- a/bin/rm/rm.c
+++ b/bin/rm/rm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 static int dflag, eval, fflag, iflag, Pflag, vflag, Wflag, stdin_ok;
-static int rflag, Iflag;
+static int rflag, Iflag, xflag;
 static uid_t uid;
 static volatile sig_atomic_t info;
 
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(eval);
 	}
 
-	Pflag = rflag = 0;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "dfiIPRrvW")) != -1)
+	Pflag = rflag = xflag = 0;
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "dfiIPRrvWx")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case 'd':
 			dflag = 1;
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'W':
 			Wflag = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'x':
+			xflag = 1;
+			break;
 		default:
 			usage();
 		}
@@ -196,6 +199,8 @@ rm_tree(char **argv)
 		flags |= FTS_NOSTAT;
 	if (Wflag)
 		flags |= FTS_WHITEOUT;
+	if (xflag)
+		flags |= FTS_XDEV;
 	if (!(fts = fts_open(argv, flags, NULL))) {
 		if (fflag && errno == ENOENT)
 			return;
@@ -624,7 +629,7 @@ usage(void)
 {
 
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n",
-	    "usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvW] file ...",
+	    "usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvWx] file ...",
 	    "       unlink file");
 	exit(EX_USAGE);
 }