diff --git a/contrib/start-scripts/linux b/contrib/start-scripts/linux
index 03c6e503bc..2d36a560fa 100644
--- a/contrib/start-scripts/linux
+++ b/contrib/start-scripts/linux
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ case $1 in
 	echo -n "Starting PostgreSQL: "
 	test x"$OOM_SCORE_ADJ" != x && echo "$OOM_SCORE_ADJ" > /proc/self/oom_score_adj
 	test x"$OOM_ADJ" != x && echo "$OOM_ADJ" > /proc/self/oom_adj
-	su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON -I -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
+	su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
 	echo "ok"
 	;;
   stop)