diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.c b/bin/rm/rm.c
index 5a4f87a68383..c12872bc64d9 100644
--- a/bin/rm/rm.c
+++ b/bin/rm/rm.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ rm_tree(argv)
 	 */
 #define	SKIPPED	1
 
-	flags = FTS_PHYSICAL | FTS_NOCHDIR;
+	flags = FTS_PHYSICAL;
 	if (!needstat)
 		flags |= FTS_NOSTAT;
 	if (Wflag)