diff --git a/config/ompi_config_subdir.m4 b/config/ompi_config_subdir.m4
index 9ad2c3ed48..fe3f7d3401 100644
--- a/config/ompi_config_subdir.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_config_subdir.m4
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ dnl    esac
     export FFLAGS
     export LDFLAGS LIBS
     sub_configure="$SHELL '$subdir_srcdir/configure'"
-    AC_MSG_NOTICE([running $sub_configure $subdir_args --cache-file=$subdir_cache_file --srcdir=$subdir_srcdir])
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([running $sub_configure $subdir_args --cache-file=$subdir_cache_file --srcdir=$subdir_srcdir --disable-option-checking])
     eval "$sub_configure $subdir_args \
-	--cache-file=\"\$subdir_cache_file\" --srcdir=\"$subdir_srcdir\""
+	--cache-file=\"\$subdir_cache_file\" --srcdir=\"$subdir_srcdir\" --disable-option-checking"
     if test "$?" = "0"; then
 	eval $subdir_success
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([$sub_configure succeeded for $subdir_dir])