diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index c08b962e7..b2933cddc 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -5092,7 +5092,7 @@ __EOF__
 __EOF__
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$EXPORTPARAMS" -o -z "$EXPORT" ] && append_file params
+    [ -n "$EXPORTPARAMS" ] && append_file params
 
     cat >&3 << __EOF__
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 44c093819..fc76b0b17 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.4.0 RC2
     than constant values such that it works correctly with Shorewall
     Lite. To work around this problem, a new EXPORTPARAMS option
     has been added to shorewall.conf. When EXPORTPARAMS=No, the
-    'params' file is no longer copied to the compiler output when the
-    '-e' flag is present.
+    'params' file is no longer copied to the compiler output.
 
     With EXPORTPARAMS=No, uf you need to set environmental variables on
     the firewall system for use by your extension scripts, then do so