diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_finalize.c b/orte/runtime/orte_finalize.c
index 7b0c659c99..3a164b6fa3 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_finalize.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_finalize.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
- *                         All rights reserved. 
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  * 
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "orte/runtime/runtime.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_locks.h"
 #include "orte/util/name_fns.h"
+#include "orte/util/show_help.h"
 
 int orte_finalize(void)
 {
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ int orte_finalize(void)
     /* flag that we are finalizing */
     orte_finalizing = true;
 
+    /* flush the show_help system */
+    orte_show_help_finalize();
+
     /* call the finalize function for this environment */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_ess.finalize())) {
         return rc;