diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
index cf2a2823e5d..0be9ee2416e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/mount.py
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ def mount(module, **kwargs):
     if get_platform().lower() == 'freebsd':
         cmd += [ '-F', args['fstab'], ]
 
+    if get_platform().lower() == 'linux':
+        cmd += [ '-T', args['fstab'], ]
+
     cmd += [ name, ]
 
     rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd)