diff --git a/sys/ufs/mfs/mfs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/mfs/mfs_vfsops.c
index 6972bb34981b..e4b4d351468c 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/mfs/mfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/mfs/mfs_vfsops.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)mfs_vfsops.c	8.11 (Berkeley) 6/19/95
- * $Id: mfs_vfsops.c,v 1.28 1997/03/22 03:59:46 bde Exp $
+ * $Id: mfs_vfsops.c,v 1.29 1997/03/24 11:25:10 bde Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ mfs_mount(mp, path, data, ndp, p)
 		mfsp->mfs_active = 1;
 		TAILQ_INIT(&mfsp->buf_queue);
 
+		/* MFS wants to be read/write */
+		mp->mnt_flag &= ~MNT_RDONLY;
+
 		/*
 		 * Attempt mount
 		 */