diff --git a/config/opal_functions.m4 b/config/opal_functions.m4
index cd1d1b7590..4018f4cc8b 100644
--- a/config/opal_functions.m4
+++ b/config/opal_functions.m4
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([OPAL_FLAGS_UNIQ],[
                 opal_found=0
                 opal_i=`expr $opal_count + 1`
                 ;;
+        --param)
+                ompi_found=0
+                ompi_i=`expr $ompi_count + 1`
+                ;;
         esac
 
         # If we didn't find the token, add it to the "array"