diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
index 8aa5edefd..34ef66e46 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function openvpn_get_protocols()
 
 function openvpn_create_key()
 {
-    $fp = popen("/usr/local/sbin/openvpn --genkey --secret /dev/stdout 2>/dev/null", "r");
+    $fp = popen("/usr/local/sbin/openvpn --genkey secret /dev/stdout 2>/dev/null", "r");
     if (!$fp) {
         return false;
     }