Index: head/usr.bin/patch/backupfile.c
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/patch/backupfile.c
+++ head/usr.bin/patch/backupfile.c
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@
 }
 
 static const char *backup_args[] = {
-	"never", "simple", "nil", "existing", "t", "numbered", 0
+	"none", "never", "simple", "nil", "existing", "t", "numbered", 0
 };
 
 static enum backup_type backup_types[] = {
-	simple, simple, numbered_existing,
+	none, simple, simple, numbered_existing,
 	numbered_existing, numbered, numbered
 };
 
Index: head/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
+++ head/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $OpenBSD: patch.1,v 1.27 2014/04/15 06:26:54 jmc Exp $
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-.Dd June 15, 2014
+.Dd July 21, 2015
 .Dt PATCH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 .Op Fl o Ar out-file
 .Op Fl p Ar strip-count
 .Op Fl r Ar rej-name
-.Op Fl V Cm t | nil | never
+.Op Fl V Cm t | nil | never | none
 .Op Fl x Ar number
 .Op Fl z Ar backup-ext
 .Op Fl Fl posix
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@
 .Nm
 to interpret the patch file as a unified context diff (a unidiff).
 .It Xo
-.Fl V Cm t | nil | never ,
-.Fl Fl version-control Cm t | nil | never
+.Fl V Cm t | nil | never | none ,
+.Fl Fl version-control Cm t | nil | never | none
 .Xc
 Causes the next argument to be interpreted as a method for creating
 backup file names.
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@
 simple backups of the others.
 .It Cm never , simple
 Always make simple backups.
+.It Cm none
+Do not make backups.
 .El
 .It Fl v , Fl Fl version
 Causes
Index: head/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
+++ head/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 /* true if -R was specified on command line.  */
 static bool	reverse_flag_specified = false;
 
+static bool	Vflag = false;
+
 /* buffer holding the name of the rejected patch file. */
 static char	rejname[NAME_MAX + 1];
 
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@
 	Argv = argv;
 	get_some_switches();
 
-	if (backup_type == none) {
+	if (!Vflag) {
 		if ((v = getenv("PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL")) == NULL)
 			v = getenv("VERSION_CONTROL");
 		if (v != NULL || !posix)
@@ -595,6 +597,7 @@
 			break;
 		case 'V':
 			backup_type = get_version(optarg);
+			Vflag = true;
 			break;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 		case 'x':
@@ -631,8 +634,8 @@
 	fprintf(stderr,
 "usage: patch [-bCcEeflNnRstuv] [-B backup-prefix] [-D symbol] [-d directory]\n"
 "             [-F max-fuzz] [-i patchfile] [-o out-file] [-p strip-count]\n"
-"             [-r rej-name] [-V t | nil | never] [-x number] [-z backup-ext]\n"
-"             [--posix] [origfile [patchfile]]\n"
+"             [-r rej-name] [-V t | nil | never | none] [-x number]\n"
+"             [-z backup-ext] [--posix] [origfile [patchfile]]\n"
 "       patch <patchfile\n");
 	my_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }