diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/filesystem.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/filesystem.py
index 064c0d0af86..0de5b75e38b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/filesystem.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/filesystem.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def main():
         cmd = None
         if fstype in ['ext2', 'ext3', 'ext4', 'ext4dev']:
           force_flag="-F"
-        elif fstype in ['btrfs']:
+        elif fstype in ['xfs', 'btrfs']:
           force_flag="-f"
         else:
           force_flag=""