diff --git a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
index a1924b41d..0701387d9 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 enum InteractiveMode {
-    None,
+    Never,
     Once,
     Always,
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
                     InteractiveMode::Once
                 } else if matches.is_present(OPT_INTERACTIVE) {
                     match matches.value_of(OPT_INTERACTIVE).unwrap() {
-                        "none" => InteractiveMode::None,
+                        "never" => InteractiveMode::Never,
                         "once" => InteractiveMode::Once,
                         "always" => InteractiveMode::Always,
                         val => {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    InteractiveMode::None
+                    InteractiveMode::Never
                 }
             },
             one_fs: matches.is_present(OPT_ONE_FILE_SYSTEM),
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
index f813f071c..1b45175a8 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
@@ -326,3 +326,24 @@ fn test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty2() {
 
     assert!(!at.file_exists(file_2));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_interactive_never() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    let file_2 = "test_rm_interactive";
+
+    at.touch(file_2);
+    #[cfg(feature = "chmod")]
+    scene.ccmd("chmod").arg("0").arg(file_2).succeeds();
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--interactive=never")
+        .arg(file_2)
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("");
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file_2));
+}