diff --git a/util-linux/mount.c b/util-linux/mount.c
index 3e2ba1fab..6a154e2b2 100644
--- a/util-linux/mount.c
+++ b/util-linux/mount.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ static NOINLINE int nfsmount(struct mntent *mp, long vfsflags, char *filteropts)
 	noac = 0;
 	nordirplus = 0;
 	retry = 10000;		/* 10000 minutes ~ 1 week */
-	tcp = 0;
+	tcp = 1;			/* nfs-utils uses tcp per default */
 
 	mountprog = MOUNTPROG;
 	mountvers = 0;