diff --git a/cpputools/source/registercomponent/registercomponent.cxx b/cpputools/source/registercomponent/registercomponent.cxx
index 27a8faa55b11..7d179e7cfc93 100644
--- a/cpputools/source/registercomponent/registercomponent.cxx
+++ b/cpputools/source/registercomponent/registercomponent.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: registercomponent.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.6 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.7 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: jbu $ $Date: 2002-03-07 13:07:09 $
+ *  last change: $Author: jbu $ $Date: 2002-05-22 12:54:28 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -336,6 +336,14 @@ sal_Bool parseOptions(int ac, char* av[], Options& rOptions, sal_Bool bCmdFile)
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+                case 'e':
+                {
+                    if( av[i][2] == 'n' && av[i][3] == 'v' && av[i][4] == ':' )
+                    {
+                        // bootstrap variable, ignore it
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
                 default:
                 {
                     OString tmp( "unknown option " );