diff --git a/ompi/dpm/dpm.c b/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
index e81c956d5820c828079242b171841e111c22ea8a..b73e2eaa7d34109f566d98ada255a8a621e7dbba 100644
--- a/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
+++ b/ompi/dpm/dpm.c
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ static int start_dvm(char **hostfiles, char **dash_host)
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 #else
-static int start_dvm(char *hostfile, char *dash_host)
+static int start_dvm(char **hostfiles, char **dash_host)
 {
     return OMPI_ERROR;
 }