diff --git a/core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx b/core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx
index 324578c..6b0c38e 100644
--- a/core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx
+++ b/core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx
@@ -3739,4 +3739,4 @@ int ShouldIgnoreClingArgument(const std::string& argument)
-   if (ROOT::TMetaUtils::BeginsWith(argument,"--")) return false;
+   if (ROOT::TMetaUtils::BeginsWith(argument,"--") and !ROOT::TMetaUtils::BeginsWith(argument,"--param")) return false;
    return true;
 }