diff --git a/sh/rc-mount.sh b/sh/rc-mount.sh
index 9db2d323..7a2b2a51 100644
--- a/sh/rc-mount.sh
+++ b/sh/rc-mount.sh
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ do_unmount() {
 
 			# OK, try forcing things
 			if [ ${retry} -le 0 ] ; then
-				local extra_opts="-f"
 				case "${cmd}" in
-					mount*)
-						# Silly reiserfs helper blocks us, so bypass it
-						[ "${RC_UNAME}" = "Linux" ] && extra_opts="-i" 
+					umount*)
+						LC_ALL=C ${cmd} ${extra_opts} "${mnt}" || retry=-999
+						;;
+					*)
+						retry=-999
 						;;
 				esac
-				${cmd} ${extra_opts} "${mnt}" || retry=-999
 				break
 			fi
 		done