diff --git a/share/spack/csh/spack.csh b/share/spack/csh/spack.csh
index b21da238364..d64ce8935b6 100644
--- a/share/spack/csh/spack.csh
+++ b/share/spack/csh/spack.csh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ case unload:
     breaksw
 
 default:
-    \spack $_sp_args
+    \spack $_sp_flags $_sp_args
     breaksw
 endsw