diff --git a/bin/df/df.c b/bin/df/df.c
index e7ab41fd966f..96c7ae54f018 100644
--- a/bin/df/df.c
+++ b/bin/df/df.c
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	struct statfs statfsbuf, *mntbuf;
 	long mntsize;
 	int ch, err, i, maxwidth, rv, width;
-	char *mntpt, **vfslist;
+	char *fstype, *mntpath, *mntpt, **vfslist;
+
+	fstype = "ufs";
 
 	vfslist = NULL;
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "abgHhikmnPt:")) != -1)
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 't':
 			if (vfslist != NULL)
 				errx(1, "only one -t option may be specified.");
+ 			fstype = optarg;
 			vfslist = makevfslist(optarg);
 			break;
 		case '?':
@@ -205,9 +208,40 @@ main(argc, argv)
 				rv = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
-		} else if ((stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFCHR) {
-			rv = ufs_df(*argv, maxwidth) || rv;
-			continue;
+		} else if (S_ISCHR(stbuf.st_mode)) {
+			if ((mntpt = getmntpt(*argv)) == 0) {
+				mdev.fspec = *argv;
+				mntpath = strdup("/tmp/df.XXXXXX");
+				if (mntpath == NULL) {
+					warn("strdup failed");
+					rv = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
+				mntpt = mkdtemp(mntpath);
+				if (mntpt == NULL) {
+					warn("mkdtemp(\"%s\") failed", mntpath);
+					rv = 1;
+					free(mntpath);
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (mount(fstype, mntpt, MNT_RDONLY,
+				    &mdev) != 0) {
+					rv = ufs_df(*argv, maxwidth) || rv;
+					(void)rmdir(mntpt);
+					free(mntpath);
+					continue;
+				} else if (statfs(mntpt, &statfsbuf) == 0) {
+					statfsbuf.f_mntonname[0] = '\0';
+					prtstat(&statfsbuf, maxwidth);
+				} else {
+					warn("%s", *argv);
+					rv = 1;
+				}
+				(void)unmount(mntpt, 0);
+				(void)rmdir(mntpt);
+				free(mntpath);
+				continue;
+			}
 		} else
 			mntpt = *argv;
 		/*