diff --git a/qa/tasks/vstart_runner.py b/qa/tasks/vstart_runner.py
index 3849614bfc9..62ac2921dea 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/vstart_runner.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/vstart_runner.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class LocalFuseMount(FuseMount):
 
         prefix = [os.path.join(BIN_PREFIX, "ceph-fuse")]
         if os.getuid() != 0:
-            prefix += ["--client-die-on-failed-remount=false"]
+            prefix += ["--client_die_on_failed_dentry_invalidate=false"]
 
         if mount_path is not None:
             prefix += ["--client_mountpoint={0}".format(mount_path)]