diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 734d952c..9fe1aa64 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static const char *forced_mount_msg =
 "\n"
 "    Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:\n"
 "\n"
-"            %s %s ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0\n";
+"            %s %s ntfs-3g force 0 0\n";
 
 /**
  * utils_set_locale