diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
index 563c7b60e..6f0fb72a1 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestGenericHandler.cxx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void cmCTestGenericHandler::SetOption(const char* op, const char* value)
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmCTestGenericHandler::SetPersistentOption(const char* op, const char* value)
 {
+  this->SetOption(op, value);
   if ( !op )
     {
     return;