diff --git a/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh b/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
index 93a3fb926e1ebf91e72a83be8314b5f492692f8e..60096be8f4295a7a2632645b1f629319ceee5754 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ MKFSOPT=""
     MDSOPT=$MDSOPT" --param lov.stripecount=$STRIPES_PER_OBJ"
 [ "x$L_GETGROUPS" != "x" ] &&
     MDSOPT=$MDSOPT" --param mdt.group_upcall=$L_GETGROUPS"
-MDS_MKFS_OPTS="--mgs --mdt --fsname=$FSNAME --device-size=$MDSSIZE --param sys.timeout=$TIMEOUT $MKFSOPT $MDSOPT"
+MDS_MKFS_OPTS="--mgs --mdt --fsname=$FSNAME --device-size=$MDSSIZE --param sys.timeout=$TIMEOUT $MKFSOPT $MDSOPT $MDS_MKFS_OPTS"
 
 MKFSOPT=""
 [ "x$OSTJOURNALSIZE" != "x" ] &&
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ MKFSOPT=""
     MKFSOPT="--mkfsoptions=\\\"$MKFSOPT\\\""
 [ "x$ostfailover_HOST" != "x" ] &&
     OSTOPT=$OSTOPT" --failnode=`h2$NETTYPE $ostfailover_HOST`"
-OST_MKFS_OPTS="--ost --fsname=$FSNAME --device-size=$OSTSIZE --mgsnode=$MGSNID --param sys.timeout=$TIMEOUT $MKFSOPT $OSTOPT"
+OST_MKFS_OPTS="--ost --fsname=$FSNAME --device-size=$OSTSIZE --mgsnode=$MGSNID --param sys.timeout=$TIMEOUT $MKFSOPT $OSTOPT $OST_MKFS_OPTS"
 
 MDS_MOUNT_OPTS=${MDS_MOUNT_OPTS:-"-o loop"}
 OST_MOUNT_OPTS=${OST_MOUNT_OPTS:-"-o loop"}