diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
index 4370b7c8a3..6e3fd2aa32 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_job(orte_job_t *jdata)
         /* assign the map object to this job */
         jdata->map = map;
     } else {
-        if (!map->display_map) {
+	map = jdata->map;
+	if (!map->display_map) {
             map->display_map = orte_rmaps_base.display_map;
         }
     }