diff --git a/library/system/mount b/library/system/mount
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a2e0dc8417..db85f97211
--- a/library/system/mount
+++ b/library/system/mount
@@ -69,7 +69,14 @@ options:
     required: true
     choices: [ "present", "absent", "mounted", "unmounted" ]
     default: null
-     
+  fstab:
+    description:
+      - file to use instead of C(/etc/fstab). You shouldn't use that option
+        unless you really know what you are doing. This might be useful if
+        you need to configure mountpoints in a chroot environment.
+    required: false
+    default: /etc/fstab
+
 notes: []
 requirements: []
 author: Seth Vidal