diff --git a/completions/openssl b/completions/openssl
index 6bc5dc4db8e..4a94530c6d2 100644
--- a/completions/openssl
+++ b/completions/openssl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _comp_cmd_openssl__compgen_sections()
 {
-    local config f
+    local config i f
 
     # check if a specific configuration file is used
     for ((i = 2; i < cword; i++)); do