diff --git a/tools/hal-storage-mount.c b/tools/hal-storage-mount.c
index 3ecea02..954f8f8 100644
--- a/tools/hal-storage-mount.c
+++ b/tools/hal-storage-mount.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ handle_mount (LibHalContext *hal_ctx,
 				/* option matched allowed ending in '=', e.g.
 				 * given == "umask=foobar" and allowed == "umask="
 				 */
-				if (strcmp (allow, "uid=") == 0) {
+				if (strcmp (allow, "uid=") == 0 && strcmp(given, "uid=ignore") != 0 && strcmp(given, "uid=forget") != 0) {
 					uid_t uid;
 					char *endp;
 					/* check for uid=, it requires special handling */