diff --git a/lisp/ox.el b/lisp/ox.el
index a225ee2b6..20d2ad88c 100644
--- a/lisp/ox.el
+++ b/lisp/ox.el
@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@ Assume buffer is in Org mode.  Narrowing, if any, is ignored."
 	  (`("OPTIONS" . ,values)
 	   (setq plist
 		 (apply #'org-combine-plists
+			plist
 			(mapcar (lambda (v)
 				  (org-export--parse-option-keyword v backend))
 				values))))