diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.1 b/usr.bin/script/script.1
index fc138d83f907..b5e8f90f4a0f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/script/script.1
+++ b/usr.bin/script/script.1
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .Nd make typescript of terminal session
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl adfkpqr
+.Op Fl adefkpqr
 .Op Fl F Ar pipe
 .Op Fl t Ar time
 .Op Ar file Op Ar command ...
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ retaining the prior contents.
 When playing back a session with the
 .Fl p
 flag, do not sleep between records when playing back a timestamped session.
+.It Fl e
+Accepted for compatibility with
+.Em util-linux
+.Nm .
+The child command exit status is always the exit status of
+.Nm .
 .It Fl F Ar pipe
 Immediately flush output after each write.
 This will allow a user to create a named pipe using
diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.c b/usr.bin/script/script.c
index 149458baa331..c70fbb9f9d2b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/script/script.c
+++ b/usr.bin/script/script.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			   warning. (not needed w/clang) */
 	showexit = 0;
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "adFfkpqrt:")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "adeFfkpqrt:")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case 'a':
 			aflg = 1;
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'd':
 			usesleep = 0;
 			break;
+		case 'e':	/* Default behaior, accepted for linux compat */
+			break;
 		case 'F':
 			Fflg = 1;
 			break;