diff --git a/scripts/pkgdelta.sh.in b/scripts/pkgdelta.sh.in
index 3d80261f..08835ac8 100644
--- a/scripts/pkgdelta.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pkgdelta.sh.in
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ if ! type xdelta3 &>/dev/null; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-create_xdelta "${args[@]}"
+create_xdelta "$@"
 
 # vim: set ts=2 sw=2 noet: