diff --git a/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py b/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
index 3a7e4b9..366b8bc 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
@@ -316,10 +316,19 @@ def destroy_disk_metadata(dev, node_uuid):
     # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1317647
     LOG.debug("Start destroy disk metadata for node %(node)s.",
               {'node': node_uuid})
-    utils.execute('wipefs', '--all', dev,
-                  run_as_root=True,
-                  check_exit_code=[0],
-                  use_standard_locale=True)
+    try:
+        utils.execute('wipefs', '--force', '--all', dev,
+                      run_as_root=True,
+                      use_standard_locale=True)
+    except processutils.ProcessExecutionError as e:
+        # NOTE(zhenguo): Check if --force option is supported for wipefs,
+        # if not, we should try without it.
+        if '--force' in str(e):
+            utils.execute('wipefs', '--all', dev,
+                          run_as_root=True,
+                          use_standard_locale=True)
+        else:
+            raise e
     LOG.info(_LI("Disk metadata on %(dev)s successfully destroyed for node "
                  "%(node)s"), {'dev': dev, 'node': node_uuid})
 
diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
index 5ec0e4c..3b87f3a 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
@@ -350,9 +350,8 @@ class DestroyMetaDataTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.node_uuid = "12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890abcxyz"
 
     def test_destroy_disk_metadata(self, mock_exec):
-        expected_calls = [mock.call('wipefs', '--all', 'fake-dev',
+        expected_calls = [mock.call('wipefs', '--force', '--all', 'fake-dev',
                                     run_as_root=True,
-                                    check_exit_code=[0],
                                     use_standard_locale=True)]
         disk_utils.destroy_disk_metadata(self.dev, self.node_uuid)
         mock_exec.assert_has_calls(expected_calls)
@@ -360,9 +359,8 @@ class DestroyMetaDataTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_destroy_disk_metadata_wipefs_fail(self, mock_exec):
         mock_exec.side_effect = processutils.ProcessExecutionError
 
-        expected_call = [mock.call('wipefs', '--all', 'fake-dev',
+        expected_call = [mock.call('wipefs', '--force', '--all', 'fake-dev',
                                    run_as_root=True,
-                                   check_exit_code=[0],
                                    use_standard_locale=True)]
         self.assertRaises(processutils.ProcessExecutionError,
                           disk_utils.destroy_disk_metadata,
@@ -370,6 +368,20 @@ class DestroyMetaDataTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
                           self.node_uuid)
         mock_exec.assert_has_calls(expected_call)
 
+    def test_destroy_disk_metadata_wipefs_not_support_force(self, mock_exec):
+        mock_exec.side_effect = iter(
+            [processutils.ProcessExecutionError(description='--force'),
+             (None, None)])
+
+        expected_call = [mock.call('wipefs', '--force', '--all', 'fake-dev',
+                                   run_as_root=True,
+                                   use_standard_locale=True),
+                         mock.call('wipefs', '--all', 'fake-dev',
+                                   run_as_root=True,
+                                   use_standard_locale=True)]
+        disk_utils.destroy_disk_metadata(self.dev, self.node_uuid)
+        mock_exec.assert_has_calls(expected_call)
+
 
 @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute')
 class GetDeviceBlockSizeTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):