diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index 5c8a1bfbad..0ec8f99796 100644
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 
-	if (geteuid() && ast_opt_dump_core) {
+	if (geteuid() && option_dumpcore) {
 		if (prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 1, 0, 0, 0) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set the process for core dumps after changing to a non-root user. %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		}