diff --git a/bin/mkpackage.pike b/bin/mkpackage.pike
index b684d2c921a6f371b3e5b9caeab83457aff0b48f..2a1a4e1c2c39f1b5ff85d4a7ab79799967dab214 100644
--- a/bin/mkpackage.pike
+++ b/bin/mkpackage.pike
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class Package
 		    " tar xf \"$TARFILE\" $CONTENTS\n"
 		    " ./"+basename(pike_filename)+" "
 	                     "--script \"`pwd`\"/"+
-		                            basename(install_filename)+")\n"
+		                            basename(install_filename)+
+		    " \"$ARGS\")\n"
 		    "rm -rf "+setup_filename+" "+unpack_directory+"\n");
     
     string bootstrap = sprintf("#!/bin/sh\n"