diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index 35f5eed..cedf536 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -77,13 +77,12 @@ to_mount() {
     fi
     # mount fs target as rw in 2nd kernel
     _options=$(echo $_options | sed 's/\(^\|,\)ro\($\|,\)/\1rw\2/g')
-    # filter out 'noauto' here, it will be force appended later, avoid duplication
+    # with 'noauto' in fstab nfs and non-root disk mount will fail in 2nd
+    # kernel, filter it out here.
     _options=$(echo $_options | sed 's/\(^\|,\)noauto\($\|,\)/\1/g')
     # drop nofail or nobootwait
     _options=$(echo $_options | sed 's/\(^\|,\)nofail\($\|,\)/\1/g')
     _options=$(echo $_options | sed 's/\(^\|,\)nobootwait\($\|,\)/\1/g')
-    # only mount the dump target when needed.
-    _options="$_options,noauto"
 
     _mntopts="$_target $_fstype $_options"
     #for non-nfs _dev converting to use udev persistent name