diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 5678f60c2..c6493f8a3 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 	* Fixed a bug where "sed 's/foo/bar/g'" (i.e. a script w/o a "-e")
 	* ps now supports BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH, and can adjust its width
 	    to match the terminal (defaults to width=79 when this is off).
+	* Fixed mount'ing loop devices when the filesystem type was not 
+	    specified.  It used to revert to non-loop after the first try.
 
 
 	-Erik Andersen
diff --git a/mount.c b/mount.c
index c29be5106..336cff7d2 100644
--- a/mount.c
+++ b/mount.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ do_mount(char *specialfile, char *dir, char *filesystemtype,
 				fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: loop device is read-only\n");
 				flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
 			}
-			use_loop = FALSE;
 		}
 #endif
 		status =
@@ -415,10 +414,10 @@ extern int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				case 'a':
 					all = TRUE;
 					break;
-#ifdef BB_MTAB
 				case 'f':
 					fakeIt = TRUE;
 					break;
+#ifdef BB_MTAB
 				case 'n':
 					useMtab = FALSE;
 					break;
diff --git a/umount.c b/umount.c
index 0f087e197..b0f393cca 100644
--- a/umount.c
+++ b/umount.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static const char umount_usage[] =
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_REMOUNT
 	"\t-r:\tTry to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy\n"
 #endif
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+	"\t-f:\tDo not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)\n"
+#endif
 ;
 
 struct _mtab_entry_t {
@@ -53,9 +56,14 @@ static struct _mtab_entry_t *mtab_cache = NULL;
 
 
 
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+static int freeLoop = TRUE;
+#endif
 static int useMtab = TRUE;
 static int umountAll = FALSE;
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_REMOUNT
 static int doRemount = FALSE;
+#endif
 extern const char mtab_file[];	/* Defined in utility.c */
 
 
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ static int do_umount(const char *name, int useMtab)
 	status = umount(name);
 
 #if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
-	if (blockDevice != NULL && !strncmp("/dev/loop", blockDevice, 9))
+	if (freeLoop == TRUE && blockDevice != NULL && !strncmp("/dev/loop", blockDevice, 9))
 		/* this was a loop device, delete it */
 		del_loop(blockDevice);
 #endif
@@ -236,6 +244,11 @@ extern int umount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'a':
 				umountAll = TRUE;
 				break;
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+			case 'f':
+				freeLoop = FALSE;
+				break;
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_MTAB
 			case 'n':
 				useMtab = FALSE;
diff --git a/util-linux/mount.c b/util-linux/mount.c
index c29be5106..336cff7d2 100644
--- a/util-linux/mount.c
+++ b/util-linux/mount.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ do_mount(char *specialfile, char *dir, char *filesystemtype,
 				fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: loop device is read-only\n");
 				flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
 			}
-			use_loop = FALSE;
 		}
 #endif
 		status =
@@ -415,10 +414,10 @@ extern int mount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				case 'a':
 					all = TRUE;
 					break;
-#ifdef BB_MTAB
 				case 'f':
 					fakeIt = TRUE;
 					break;
+#ifdef BB_MTAB
 				case 'n':
 					useMtab = FALSE;
 					break;
diff --git a/util-linux/umount.c b/util-linux/umount.c
index 0f087e197..b0f393cca 100644
--- a/util-linux/umount.c
+++ b/util-linux/umount.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static const char umount_usage[] =
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_REMOUNT
 	"\t-r:\tTry to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy\n"
 #endif
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+	"\t-f:\tDo not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)\n"
+#endif
 ;
 
 struct _mtab_entry_t {
@@ -53,9 +56,14 @@ static struct _mtab_entry_t *mtab_cache = NULL;
 
 
 
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+static int freeLoop = TRUE;
+#endif
 static int useMtab = TRUE;
 static int umountAll = FALSE;
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_REMOUNT
 static int doRemount = FALSE;
+#endif
 extern const char mtab_file[];	/* Defined in utility.c */
 
 
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ static int do_umount(const char *name, int useMtab)
 	status = umount(name);
 
 #if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
-	if (blockDevice != NULL && !strncmp("/dev/loop", blockDevice, 9))
+	if (freeLoop == TRUE && blockDevice != NULL && !strncmp("/dev/loop", blockDevice, 9))
 		/* this was a loop device, delete it */
 		del_loop(blockDevice);
 #endif
@@ -236,6 +244,11 @@ extern int umount_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'a':
 				umountAll = TRUE;
 				break;
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
+			case 'f':
+				freeLoop = FALSE;
+				break;
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_MTAB
 			case 'n':
 				useMtab = FALSE;