diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 08f147b9a..44b8fdc11 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ void welcome_screen (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const char *version_tag)
     if (user_options->machine_readable == false)
     {
       event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "%s (%s) starting in benchmark mode...", PROGNAME, version_tag);
-      event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Active options: -O %d, -w %u", user_options->optimized_kernel_enable, user_options->workload_profile);
+      if (user_options->optimized_kernel_enable == false)
+      {
+        event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Active options: -w %u", user_options->workload_profile);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Active options: -O, -w %u", user_options->workload_profile);
+      }
       event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
 
       if (user_options->workload_profile_chgd == false)
@@ -53,8 +60,14 @@ void welcome_screen (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const char *version_tag)
     else
     {
       event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "# %s (%s)", PROGNAME, version_tag);
-      event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "# Active options: -O %d, -w %u", user_options->optimized_kernel_enable, user_options->workload_profile);
-
+      if (user_options->optimized_kernel_enable == false)
+      {
+        event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "# Active options: -w %u", user_options->workload_profile);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "# Active options: -O, -w %u", user_options->workload_profile);
+      }
     }
   }
   else if (user_options->restore == true)