diff --git a/fortran/src/h5fc.in b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
index b96a804dd5..acb0b58824 100755
--- a/fortran/src/h5fc.in
+++ b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ for arg in $@ ; do
       allargs="$allargs $arg"
       compile_args="$compile_args $arg"
       dash_c="yes"
-      dash_o="no"
+      do_link="no"
       ;;
     -l*)
       link_args="$link_args $arg"