Index: gnome-mount.schemas.in
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--- gnome-mount.schemas.in.orig
+++ gnome-mount.schemas.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <applyto>/system/storage/default_options/vfat/mount_options</applyto>
         <type>list</type>
         <list_type>string</list_type>
-        <default>[shortname=lower,uid=]</default>
+        <default>[shortname=lower,flush,utf8,uid=]</default>
         <locale name="C">
           <short>Default mount options for vfat fs</short>
           <long>A list of default mount options for volumes formatted with the vfat file system.</long>
