diff --git a/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c b/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
index 9e1427d1..9e913029 100644
--- a/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
+++ b/c_src/cmd_list_journal.c
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ int cmd_list_journal(int argc, char *argv[])
 	opt_set(opts, norecovery,	true);
 	opt_set(opts, read_only,	true);
 	opt_set(opts, degraded,		true);
+	opt_set(opts, very_degraded,		true);
 	opt_set(opts, errors,		BCH_ON_ERROR_continue);
 	opt_set(opts, fix_errors,	FSCK_FIX_yes);
 	opt_set(opts, retain_recovery_info ,true);
diff --git a/src/commands/cmd_list.rs b/src/commands/cmd_list.rs
index 442fdd62..8af075af 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmd_list.rs
+++ b/src/commands/cmd_list.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ fn cmd_list_inner(opt: Cli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     opt_set!(fs_opts, read_only,        1);
     opt_set!(fs_opts, norecovery,       1);
     opt_set!(fs_opts, degraded,         1);
+    opt_set!(fs_opts, very_degraded,         1);
     opt_set!(fs_opts, errors,           bcachefs::bch_error_actions::BCH_ON_ERROR_continue as u8);
 
     if opt.fsck {