2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3c236e7b..b8c21c26 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ bugs --
 
 * George Sipe sent a fix for the --monitor code.
 
+* --nowrewrite was a no-op.  Fixed.
+
 There are 261 people on the fetchmail-friends list.
 
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diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 10d93e36..b22e801c 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ struct query *ctl;	/* option record to be initialized */
 	    break;
 	case 'n':
 	case LA_NOREWRITE:
-	    ctl->rewrite = FLAG_TRUE;
+	    ctl->rewrite = FLAG_FALSE;
 	    break;
 	case 'l':
 	case LA_LIMIT: