diff --git a/src/spinit.in b/src/spinit.in
index 40d06acd8..9b401264a 100644
--- a/src/spinit.in
+++ b/src/spinit.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 alias exit quit
 alias acct rusage all
 set x11lineararcs
+*set numparams
 
 * For SPICE2 POLYs, edit the below line to point to the location 
 * of your codemode.