diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 6c8652be80ba212dbdaa411e77288082e3035bac..8a2d74b06983152636b50a6253ba1f053ea9ec8e 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ case "${ACTION}" in
 
       # Simple bind needs saslauthd.
       # Put the process PID in /var/run/saslauthd.
-      KRB5_KTNAME=/etc/krb5.keytab /usr/sbin/saslauthd -O LDAP_SASLAUTHD=/etc/saslauthd.conf \
+      KRB5_KTNAME=/etc/krb5.keytab /usr/sbin/saslauthd -O /etc/saslauthd.conf \
         -a kerberos5 -c -m /var/run/saslauthd -n 5
     fi
     if ! /usr/sbin/slapd -h "${endpoints}" -F /etc/ldap/slapd.d -d ${LDAP_LOG_LEVEL} > /dev/stdout 2>&1; then