diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/init b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/init
index 70d4a34659..1f63725cc0 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/init
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/init
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ check_privsep_dir() {
 }
 
 check_config() {
-	/usr/sbin/sshd -t || exit 1
+	/usr/sbin/sshd -t $SSHD_OPTS || exit 1
 }
 
 check_keys() {