diff --git a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8 b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
index d5a59f51041..e47de7b3c6e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ directory when using the
 option.
 .It Fl p Ar path
 Use the file hierarchy rooted in
+.It Fl P
+Don't follow symbolic links in the file hierarchy, instead consider
+the symbolic link itself in any comparisons.
 .Ar path  ,
 instead of the current directory.
 .It Fl r
 Remove any files in the file hierarchy that are not described in the
 specification.
-.It Fl S
-Don't follow symbolic links in the file hierarchy, instead consider
-the symbolic link itself in any comparisons.
 .It Fl s Ar seed
 Display a single checksum to the standard error output that represents all
 of the files for which the keyword
diff --git a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.c b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.c
index 734701b0bc8..b994cd2ef16 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	keys = KEYDEFAULT;
 	init_excludes();
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "cdef:iK:k:np:rs:SUuxX:")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "cdef:iK:k:np:Prs:UuxX:")) != -1)
 		switch((char)ch) {
 		case 'c':
 			cflag = 1;
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 'p':
 			dir = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'P':
+			ftsoptions ^= FTS_LOGICAL;
+			ftsoptions |= FTS_PHYSICAL;
+			break;
 		case 'r':
 			rflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -120,10 +124,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			crc_total = ~strtol(optarg, &p, 0);
 			if (*p)
 				errx(1, "illegal seed value -- %s", optarg);
-		case 'S':
-			ftsoptions ^= FTS_LOGICAL;
-			ftsoptions |= FTS_PHYSICAL;
-			break;
 		case 'U':
 			Uflag = 1;
 			uflag = 1;