diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
index 991e509..991907d 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
     oe-core: directdisk.bbclass and mkefidisk.sh.  The difference
     between wic and those examples is that with wic the functionality
     of those scripts is implemented by a general-purpose partitioning
-    'language' based on Redhat kickstart syntax).
+    'language' based on Red Hat kickstart syntax).
 
     The initial motivation and design considerations that lead to the
     current tool are described exhaustively in Yocto Bug #3847
@@ -991,6 +991,9 @@
                              multiple partitions and we want to keep the right
                              permissions and usernames in all the partitions.
 
+         --no-fstab-update: This option is specific to wic. It does not update the
+                            '/etc/fstab' stock file for the given partition.
+
          --extra-space: This option is specific to wic. It adds extra
                         space after the space filled by the content
                         of the partition. The final size can go
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
index 7a4cc83..0df9eb0 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
         part.add_argument('--use-uuid', action='store_true')
         part.add_argument('--uuid')
         part.add_argument('--fsuuid')
+        part.add_argument('--no-fstab-update', action='store_true')
 
         bootloader = subparsers.add_parser('bootloader')
         bootloader.add_argument('--append')
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index e0b2c5b..ab304f1 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         self.uuid = args.uuid
         self.fsuuid = args.fsuuid
         self.type = args.type
+        self.no_fstab_update = args.no_fstab_update
         self.updated_fstab_path = None
         self.has_fstab = False
         self.update_fstab_in_rootfs = False
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@
             (self.fstype, extraopts, rootfs, label_str, self.fsuuid, rootfs_dir)
         exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
-        if self.updated_fstab_path and self.has_fstab:
+        if self.updated_fstab_path and self.has_fstab and not self.no_fstab_update:
             debugfs_script_path = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "debugfs_script")
             with open(debugfs_script_path, "w") as f:
                 f.write("cd etc\n")
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@
         mcopy_cmd = "mcopy -i %s -s %s/* ::/" % (rootfs, rootfs_dir)
         exec_native_cmd(mcopy_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
-        if self.updated_fstab_path and self.has_fstab:
+        if self.updated_fstab_path and self.has_fstab and not self.no_fstab_update:
             mcopy_cmd = "mcopy -i %s %s ::/etc/fstab" % (rootfs, self.updated_fstab_path)
             exec_native_cmd(mcopy_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index 96d940a..2e34e71 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
             # Update part.has_fstab here as fstab may have been added or
             # removed by the above modifications.
             part.has_fstab = os.path.exists(os.path.join(new_rootfs, "etc/fstab"))
-            if part.update_fstab_in_rootfs and part.has_fstab:
+            if part.update_fstab_in_rootfs and part.has_fstab and not part.no_fstab_update:
                 fstab_path = os.path.join(new_rootfs, "etc/fstab")
                 # Assume that fstab should always be owned by root with fixed permissions
                 install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s %s" % (part.updated_fstab_path, fstab_path)