diff --git a/orte/tools/orte-info/param.c b/orte/tools/orte-info/param.c
index 775353346e..bae0a85c89 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orte-info/param.c
+++ b/orte/tools/orte-info/param.c
@@ -355,11 +355,10 @@ void orte_info_do_config(bool want_all)
     
     /* setup strings that require allocation */    
     if (OPAL_HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS || OPAL_HAVE_POSIX_THREADS) {        /* should just test OPAL_HAVE_THREADS */
-        asprintf(&threads, "%s (OPAL: %s, ORTE progress: %s, Event lib: %s)", OPAL_HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS ? "solaris" :
+        asprintf(&threads, "%s (OPAL: %s, ORTE progress: %s, Event lib: yes)", OPAL_HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS ? "solaris" :
                  (OPAL_HAVE_POSIX_THREADS ? "posix" : "type unknown"), /* "type unknown" can presumably never happen */
                  OPAL_ENABLE_MULTI_THREADS ? "yes" : "no",
-                 ORTE_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS ? "yes" : "no",
-                 OPAL_EVENT_HAVE_THREAD_SUPPORT ? "yes" : "no");
+                 ORTE_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS ? "yes" : "no");
     } else {
         threads = strdup("no");
     }