Index: generic/nsf.c
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diff -u -rfbdde5cf08cdbbbde43f1d5a8ddc836d66dc09f4 -re884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4
--- generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision fbdde5cf08cdbbbde43f1d5a8ddc836d66dc09f4)
+++ generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision e884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4)
@@ -22079,10 +22079,13 @@
   ParamDefsRefCountIncr(paramDefs);
 
   /*
-   * Iterate over the parameter definitions to lookup the desired parameter
+   * Iterate over the parameter definitions to lookup the desired
+   * parameter. Skip positional parameters and those with NOCONFIG settings.
    */
   for (i = 1, paramPtr = paramDefs->paramsPtr; paramPtr->name; paramPtr++, i++) {
-    if (*paramPtr->name != '-') continue;
+    if (*paramPtr->name != '-' || (paramPtr->flags & NSF_ARG_NOCONFIG)) {
+      continue;
+    }
     if (strcmp(nameString, paramPtr->name) == 0) {
       found = 1;
       break;