diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc
index aea0d076..9fdbcd14 100644
--- a/common/rc
+++ b/common/rc
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ _require_atime()
 {
 	_exclude_scratch_mount_option "noatime"
 	case $FSTYP in
-	nfs|cifs)
+	nfs|cifs|virtiofs)
 		_notrun "atime related mount options have no effect on $FSTYP"
 		;;
 	esac