diff --git a/sbin/mount/mntopts.h b/sbin/mount/mntopts.h
index ba792fa691b8..0e7ab2482995 100644
--- a/sbin/mount/mntopts.h
+++ b/sbin/mount/mntopts.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct mntopt {
 #define	MOPT_GQUOTA		{ "groupquota",	0, 0, 0 }
 
 /* Control flags. */
-#define MOPT_FORCE		{ "force",	1, MNT_FORCE, 0 }
+#define MOPT_FORCE		{ "force",	0, MNT_FORCE, 0 }
 #define MOPT_UPDATE		{ "update",	0, MNT_UPDATE, 0 }
 
 /* Support for old-style "ro", "rw" flags. */
diff --git a/sbin/mount/mount_ufs.c b/sbin/mount/mount_ufs.c
index 48be22220d1e..500a9777cc3f 100644
--- a/sbin/mount/mount_ufs.c
+++ b/sbin/mount/mount_ufs.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static struct mntopt mopts[] = {
 	MOPT_STDOPTS,
 	MOPT_ASYNC,
 	MOPT_SYNC,
+	MOPT_FORCE,
 	MOPT_UPDATE,
 	MOPT_UQUOTA,
 	MOPT_GQUOTA,
diff --git a/sbin/mount_ifs/mntopts.h b/sbin/mount_ifs/mntopts.h
index ba792fa691b8..0e7ab2482995 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_ifs/mntopts.h
+++ b/sbin/mount_ifs/mntopts.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct mntopt {
 #define	MOPT_GQUOTA		{ "groupquota",	0, 0, 0 }
 
 /* Control flags. */
-#define MOPT_FORCE		{ "force",	1, MNT_FORCE, 0 }
+#define MOPT_FORCE		{ "force",	0, MNT_FORCE, 0 }
 #define MOPT_UPDATE		{ "update",	0, MNT_UPDATE, 0 }
 
 /* Support for old-style "ro", "rw" flags. */
diff --git a/sbin/mount_ifs/mount_ufs.c b/sbin/mount_ifs/mount_ufs.c
index 48be22220d1e..500a9777cc3f 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_ifs/mount_ufs.c
+++ b/sbin/mount_ifs/mount_ufs.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static struct mntopt mopts[] = {
 	MOPT_STDOPTS,
 	MOPT_ASYNC,
 	MOPT_SYNC,
+	MOPT_FORCE,
 	MOPT_UPDATE,
 	MOPT_UQUOTA,
 	MOPT_GQUOTA,