diff --git a/net/sshtunnel/files/initd_sshtunnel b/net/sshtunnel/files/initd_sshtunnel
index c10cc068a..3c8c26465 100644
--- a/net/sshtunnel/files/initd_sshtunnel
+++ b/net/sshtunnel/files/initd_sshtunnel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ append_params() {
 	local p; local v; local args;
 	for p in $*; do
 		eval "v=\$$p"
-		[ -n "$v" ] && args="$args -O $p=$v"
+		[ -n "$v" ] && args="$args -o $p=$v"
 	done
 	
 	ARGS_options="${args# *}"