diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
index 38785cd9303..1033c3f80ab 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def mount(module, **kwargs):
 
     if get_platform().lower() == 'freebsd':
         cmd += ['-F', args['fstab']]
-    elif get_platform().lower() == 'linux':
+    elif get_platform().lower() == 'linux' and args['fstab'] != '/etc/fstab':
         cmd += ['-T', args['fstab']]
 
     cmd += [name]