diff --git a/tools/regression/usr.sbin/etcupdate/fbsdid.sh b/tools/regression/usr.sbin/etcupdate/fbsdid.sh
index 07df248f54a..e713c35a8b3 100755
--- a/tools/regression/usr.sbin/etcupdate/fbsdid.sh
+++ b/tools/regression/usr.sbin/etcupdate/fbsdid.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ EOF
 
 these are some local mods to the file
 EOF
+
+	# local-remove: A file removed locally changed it's FreeBSD ID
+	# but nothing else
+	store_id $OLD/local-remove ": head/local-remove 12000 jhb "
+	store_id $NEW/local-remove ": head/local-remove 12345 jhb "
+	for i in $OLD $NEW; do
+		cat >> $i/local-remove <<EOF
+
+this is a file
+EOF
+	done
 }
 
 # $1 - relative path to file that should be missing from TEST
@@ -282,6 +293,7 @@ cat > $WORKDIR/correct.out <<EOF
   C /add
 Warnings:
   Modified regular file remains: /remove
+  Removed file changed: /local-remove
 EOF
 
 echo "Differences for regular:"
@@ -299,6 +311,7 @@ conflict /conflict 868452f666fea1c60ffb918ad9ad9607
 file /local "" aa33e614b5e749449f230e2a2b0072eb
 conflict /local 3df93e64043c8e348fc625b93ea220f4
 file /local-already "" 0298b958a603049f45ae6a109c4f7fea
+missing /local-remove
 
 # Now test with -F.
 
@@ -329,3 +342,38 @@ file /conflict "" dc27978df125b0daeb7d9b93265f03fd
 conflict /conflict 868452f666fea1c60ffb918ad9ad9607
 file /local "" 3ed5a35e380c8a93fb5f599d4c052713
 file /local-already "" 0298b958a603049f45ae6a109c4f7fea
+missing /local-remove
+
+# Now test with -F and -A forcing all installs.  (-A should have
+# precedence over -F)
+
+build_trees
+
+$COMMAND -A '/*' -rF -d $WORKDIR -D $TEST > $WORKDIR/testAF.out
+
+cat > $WORKDIR/correctAF.out <<EOF
+  D /remove
+  U /already
+  U /conflict
+  U /local
+  U /local-already
+  A /local-remove
+  U /old
+  U /add
+EOF
+
+echo "Differences for -A '/*' -F:"
+diff -u -L "correct" $WORKDIR/correctAF.out -L "test" $WORKDIR/testAF.out
+
+missing /remove
+file /old "" 6a9f34f109d94406a4de3bc5d72de259
+noconflict /old
+file /already "" 21f4eca3aacc702c49878c8da7afd3d0
+noconflict /already
+file /add "" 0208bd647111fedf6318511712ab9e97
+noconflict /add
+file /conflict "" 75ee141c4136beaf14e39de92efa84e4
+noconflict /conflict
+file /local "" 6a8fc5c2755b7a49015089f5e1dbe092
+file /local-already "" 49045f8b51542dd634655301cd296f66
+file /local-remove "" 5c38322efed4014797d7127f5c652d9d
diff --git a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/etcupdate.sh b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/etcupdate.sh
index b1605fae0e2..e5ffe48df73 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/etcupdate.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/etcupdate.sh
@@ -1026,16 +1026,6 @@ handle_modified_file()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	# If the only change in the new file versus the old file is a
-	# change in the FreeBSD ID string and -F is specified, just
-	# update the FreeBSD ID string in the local file.
-	if [ -n "$FREEBSD_ID" -a $cmp -eq $COMPARE_DIFFFILES ] && \
-	    fbsdid_only $OLDTREE/$file $NEWTREE/$file; then
-		if update_freebsdid $file; then
-			continue
-		fi
-	fi
-
 	# If the file was removed from the dest tree, just whine.
 	if [ $newdestcmp -eq $COMPARE_ONLYFIRST ]; then
 		# If the removed file matches an ALWAYS_INSTALL glob,
@@ -1050,6 +1040,14 @@ handle_modified_file()
 			return
 		fi
 
+		# If the only change in the new file versus the old
+		# file is a change in the FreeBSD ID string and -F is
+		# specified, don't warn.
+		if [ -n "$FREEBSD_ID" -a $cmp -eq $COMPARE_DIFFFILES ] && \
+		    fbsdid_only $OLDTREE/$file $NEWTREE/$file; then
+			return
+		fi
+
 		case $cmp in
 			$COMPARE_DIFFTYPE)
 				old=`file_type $OLDTREE/$file`
@@ -1080,6 +1078,16 @@ handle_modified_file()
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	# If the only change in the new file versus the old file is a
+	# change in the FreeBSD ID string and -F is specified, just
+	# update the FreeBSD ID string in the local file.
+	if [ -n "$FREEBSD_ID" -a $cmp -eq $COMPARE_DIFFFILES ] && \
+	    fbsdid_only $OLDTREE/$file $NEWTREE/$file; then
+		if update_freebsdid $file; then
+			continue
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	# If the file changed types between the old and new trees but
 	# the files in the new and dest tree are both of the same
 	# type, treat it like an added file just comparing the new and