diff --git a/include/ntfs/volume.h b/include/ntfs/volume.h
index 4bb88a90..a6948af0 100644
--- a/include/ntfs/volume.h
+++ b/include/ntfs/volume.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	NTFS_MNT_FORENSIC	= 2,
 	NTFS_MNT_CASE_SENSITIVE	= 4,
 	NTFS_MNT_NOT_EXCLUSIVE	= 8,
+	NTFS_MNT_FORCE		= 16,
 } ntfs_mount_flags;
 
 /**
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfscat.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfscat.c
index 88a12fe8..31564f6a 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfscat.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfscat.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	utils_set_locale();
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol) {
 		ntfs_log_perror("ERROR: couldn't mount volume");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.c
index d72f5e8f..23f0e7b0 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.c
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	utils_set_locale();
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfscp.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfscp.c
index b2425174..0a6988d4 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfscp.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfscp.c
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (opts.noaction)
 		flags = NTFS_MNT_RDONLY;
+	if (opts.force)
+		flags |= NTFS_MNT_FORCE;
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags);
 	if (!vol) {
 		ntfs_log_perror("ERROR: couldn't mount volume");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsdecrypt.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsdecrypt.c
index bf77f4a8..cd0e72b9 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsdecrypt.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsdecrypt.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/* Mount the ntfs volume. */
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol) {
 		ntfs_log_error("Failed to mount ntfs volume.  Aborting.\n");
 		ntfs_rsa_private_key_release(rsa_key);
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsinfo.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsinfo.c
index e7863e1f..e3adfe1d 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsinfo.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsinfo.c
@@ -2246,7 +2246,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	utils_set_locale();
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol) {
 		printf("Failed to open '%s'.\n", opts.device);
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
index 6f642670..1e6f60ba 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!opts.label)
 		opts.noaction++;
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, opts.noaction ?
-			NTFS_MNT_RDONLY : 0, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device,
+			(opts.noaction ? NTFS_MNT_RDONLY : 0) |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsls.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsls.c
index a5c6cc20..77b29b7a 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsls.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsls.c
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	utils_set_locale();
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol) {
 		// FIXME: Print error... (AIA)
 		return 2;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
index 736e6ad2..9d88a73b 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
@@ -1662,8 +1662,8 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_mount(void)
 	vol = utils_mount_volume(ctx->device,
 			(ctx->case_insensitive ? 0 : NTFS_MNT_CASE_SENSITIVE) |
 			(ctx->blkdev ? NTFS_MNT_NOT_EXCLUSIVE : 0) |
-			(ctx->ro ? NTFS_MNT_RDONLY : 0),
-			ctx->force);
+			(ctx->force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0) |
+			(ctx->ro ? NTFS_MNT_RDONLY : 0));
 	if (!vol) {
 		ntfs_log_error("Mount failed.\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
index bda2b88c..fb6de815 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
@@ -876,8 +876,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (opts.noaction)
 		flags |= NTFS_MNT_RDONLY;
+	if (opts.force)
+		flags |= NTFS_MNT_FORCE;
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags);
 	if (!vol) {
 		ntfs_log_info("!vol\n");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
index 0dac320c..10f2d158 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
@@ -2155,7 +2155,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	utils_set_locale();
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, NTFS_MNT_RDONLY |
+			(opts.force ? NTFS_MNT_FORCE : 0));
 	if (!vol)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfswipe.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfswipe.c
index 78acc94b..f955500a 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfswipe.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfswipe.c
@@ -1341,8 +1341,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (opts.info || opts.noaction)
 		flags = NTFS_MNT_RDONLY;
+	if (opts.force)
+		flags |= NTFS_MNT_FORCE;
 
-	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags, opts.force);
+	vol = utils_mount_volume(opts.device, flags);
 	if (!vol)
 		goto free;
 
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.c b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
index 2af7361d..d6c7e7b7 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ int utils_valid_device(const char *name, int force)
 /**
  * utils_mount_volume - Mount an NTFS volume
  */
-ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, unsigned long flags,
-		BOOL force)
+ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, ntfs_mount_flags flags)
 {
 	ntfs_volume *vol;
 
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, unsigned long flags,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!utils_valid_device(device, force))
+	if (!utils_valid_device(device, flags & NTFS_MNT_FORCE))
 		return NULL;
 
 	vol = ntfs_mount(device, flags);
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, unsigned long flags,
 	}
 
 	if (NVolWasDirty(vol)) {
-		if (!force) {
+		if (!(flags & NTFS_MNT_FORCE)) {
 			ntfs_log_error("%s", dirty_volume_msg);
 			ntfs_umount(vol, FALSE);
 			return NULL;
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.h b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
index 02712c82..a38f4310 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ATTR_RECORD * find_attribute(const ATTR_TYPES type, ntfs_attr_search_ctx *ctx);
 ATTR_RECORD * find_first_attribute(const ATTR_TYPES type, MFT_RECORD *mft);
 
 int utils_valid_device(const char *name, int force);
-ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, unsigned long flags, BOOL force);
+ntfs_volume * utils_mount_volume(const char *device, ntfs_mount_flags flags);
 
 /**
  * defines...