diff --git a/src/librados-config.cc b/src/librados-config.cc
index a0a064fd1d7..ffe758129b8 100644
--- a/src/librados-config.cc
+++ b/src/librados-config.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
   bool opt_version = false;
   bool opt_vernum = false;
 
-  global_init(NULL, args, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_CLIENT, CODE_ENVIRONMENT_UTILITY, 0);
+  global_init(NULL, args, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_CLIENT, CODE_ENVIRONMENT_UTILITY,
+	      CINIT_FLAG_NO_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE);
   common_init_finish(g_ceph_context);
 
   for (std::vector<const char*>::iterator i = args.begin();