diff --git a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributePar/redistributePar.C b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributePar/redistributePar.C
index e3638fd15041da8675e82dd527c8cf38fc96b959..fb09b40bd3122d914259b154b7a23d3e8458dac0 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributePar/redistributePar.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributePar/redistributePar.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     regIOobject::fileModificationChecking = regIOobject::timeStamp;
 #   include "createTime.H"
 
+    runTime.functionObjects().off();
+
     word regionName = polyMesh::defaultRegion;
     fileName meshSubDir;