diff --git a/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh b/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
index 72cde06859523c81dd124f20ffe5f9fbbf4f9256..5305b2d0f05cc147779c099e5703592aa3866c4f 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/cfg/local.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ MKFSOPT=""
     MDSOPT=$MDSOPT" --param lov.stripecount=$STRIPES_PER_OBJ"
 [ "x$L_GETIDENTITY" != "x" ] &&
     MDSOPT=$MDSOPT" --param mdt.identity_upcall=$L_GETIDENTITY"
-MDS_MKFS_OPTS="--mgs --mdt --fsname=$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$OSTJOURNALSIZE" != "x" ] &&
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MKFSOPT=""
     MKFSOPT="--param ost.capa=$OSSCAPA"
 [ "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=${MDS_MOUNT_OPTS:-"-o loop,user_xattr,acl"}
 OST_MOUNT_OPTS=${OST_MOUNT_OPTS:-"-o loop"}