diff --git a/sys/fs/nwfs/nwfs_vfsops.c b/sys/fs/nwfs/nwfs_vfsops.c
index 604b6ec10d4c..2f0ba1fc93c9 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nwfs/nwfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nwfs/nwfs_vfsops.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int nwfs_mount(struct mount *mp, struct thread *td)
 		nwfs_printf("MNT_UPDATE not implemented");
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 	}
-	error = vfs_copyopt(mp->mnt_optnew, "nwfw_args", &args, sizeof args);
+	error = vfs_copyopt(mp->mnt_optnew, "nwfs_args", &args, sizeof args);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 	if (args.version != NWFS_VERSION) {