diff --git a/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk b/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
index c2812b8644..3d06f9556b 100755
--- a/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
+++ b/contrib/init.d/rc.debian.asterisk
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		for i in `seq 1 $VERBOSITY`; do
 			ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -v"
 		done
+		# -v implies -f, so we override that implicit specification here
+		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -F"
 	fi
 	if [ "x$INTERNALTIMING" = "xyes" ]; then
 		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -I"