diff --git a/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb b/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb
index 7c22f8068..a5fdb9dad 100644
--- a/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module FileUtilsExt
     class << self
       attr_accessor :verbose_flag, :nowrite_flag
     end
-    FileUtilsExt.verbose_flag = nil
+    FileUtilsExt.verbose_flag = true
     FileUtilsExt.nowrite_flag = false
 
     $fileutils_verbose = true
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class << self
 
       next if default_options.empty?
       module_eval(<<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1)
-      def #{name}( *args, &block )
+      def #{name}( *args, **options, &block )
         super(
-          *rake_merge_option(args,
-            #{default_options.join(', ')}
-            ), &block)
+          *args,
+          **{#{default_options.join(", ")}}.merge(options),
+          &block)
       end
       EOS
     end