diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index e8347bd67..d3465edfa 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ obj-y	+= fs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_UBIFS)	+= ubifs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_TFTP)	+= tftp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_OMAP4_USBBOOT)	+= omap4_usbbootfs.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FS_NFS)	+= nfs.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FS_NFS)	+= nfs.o parseopt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_BPKFS) += bpkfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_UIMAGEFS)	+= uimagefs.o
diff --git a/fs/nfs.c b/fs/nfs.c
index ab33c91ef..046cd4d76 100644
--- a/fs/nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <sizes.h>
 #include <byteorder.h>
 
+#include "parseopt.h"
+
 #define SUNRPC_PORT     111
 
 #define PROG_PORTMAP    100000
@@ -1339,19 +1341,27 @@ static int nfs_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 	/* Need a priviliged source port */
 	net_udp_bind(npriv->con, 1000);
 
-	ret = rpc_lookup_req(npriv, PROG_MOUNT, 3);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		printf("lookup mount port failed with %d\n", ret);
-		goto err2;
+	parseopt_hu(fsdev->options, "mountport", &npriv->mount_port);
+	if (!npriv->mount_port) {
+		ret = rpc_lookup_req(npriv, PROG_MOUNT, 3);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printf("lookup mount port failed with %d\n", ret);
+			goto err2;
+		}
+		npriv->mount_port = ret;
 	}
-	npriv->mount_port = ret;
+	debug("mount port: %hu\n", npriv->mount_port);
 
-	ret = rpc_lookup_req(npriv, PROG_NFS, 3);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		printf("lookup nfs port failed with %d\n", ret);
-		goto err2;
+	parseopt_hu(fsdev->options, "port", &npriv->nfs_port);
+	if (!npriv->nfs_port) {
+		ret = rpc_lookup_req(npriv, PROG_NFS, 3);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printf("lookup nfs port failed with %d\n", ret);
+			goto err2;
+		}
+		npriv->nfs_port = ret;
 	}
-	npriv->nfs_port = ret;
+	debug("nfs port: %d\n", npriv->nfs_port);
 
 	ret = nfs_mount_req(npriv);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/fs/parseopt.c b/fs/parseopt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbe53cfb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/parseopt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <common.h>
+
+#include "parseopt.h"
+
+void parseopt_hu(const char *options, const char *opt, unsigned short *val)
+{
+	const char *start;
+	size_t optlen = strlen(opt);
+	ulong v;
+	char *endp;
+
+again:
+	start = strstr(options, opt);
+
+	if (!start)
+		return;
+
+	if (start > options && start[-1] != ',') {
+		options = start;
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+	if (start[optlen] != '=') {
+		options = start;
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+	v = simple_strtoul(start + optlen + 1, &endp, 0);
+	if (v > USHORT_MAX)
+		return;
+
+	if (*endp == ',' || *endp == '\0')
+		*val = v;
+}
diff --git a/fs/parseopt.h b/fs/parseopt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8523b6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/parseopt.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void parseopt_hu(const char *options, const char *opt, unsigned short *val);