diff --git a/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/service.bat b/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/service.bat
index 3d73c37b823..81b6c8a5df5 100644
--- a/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/service.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/main/resources/bin/service.bat
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ set ES_JVM_OPTIONS="%ES_HOME%\config\jvm.options"
 if not "%ES_JAVA_OPTS%" == "" set ES_JAVA_OPTS=%ES_JAVA_OPTS: =;%
 
 @setlocal
-for /F "usebackq delims=" %%a in (`findstr /b \- "%ES_JVM_OPTIONS%"`) do set JVM_OPTIONS=!JVM_OPTIONS!%%a;
+for /F "usebackq delims=" %%a in (`findstr /b \- "%ES_JVM_OPTIONS%" ^| findstr /b /v "\-server \-client"`) do set JVM_OPTIONS=!JVM_OPTIONS!%%a;
 @endlocal & set ES_JAVA_OPTS=%JVM_OPTIONS%%ES_JAVA_OPTS%
 
 if "%ES_JAVA_OPTS:~-1%"==";" set ES_JAVA_OPTS=%ES_JAVA_OPTS:~0,-1%