diff --git a/bin/9fs b/bin/9fs
index 13c61a63..a89a8f6c 100755
--- a/bin/9fs
+++ b/bin/9fs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if(! ~ $#* 1){
 fn srv1 {
 	if(! 9p stat $1 >/dev/null >[2=1]){
 		rm -f $ns/$1
-		srv $2 $1
+		srv -a $2 $1
 	}
 }