diff --git a/archbuild.in b/archbuild.in
index cdfca59bc0bfb8721d695eb177fba0d2580b67b6..ae4be8161b5ec026c2e9aafeb9537475e0092e95 100644
--- a/archbuild.in
+++ b/archbuild.in
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ done
 
 check_root "$0" "${orig_argv[@]}"
 
-# Pass all arguments after -- right to makepkg
-makechrootpkg_args+=("${@:$OPTIND}")
+# Override default makechrootpkg arguments when specified
+[[ -n ${@:$OPTIND} ]] && makechrootpkg_args=("${@:$OPTIND}")
 
 if ${clean_first} || [[ ! -d "${chroots}/${repo}-${arch}" ]]; then
 	msg "Creating chroot for [${repo}] (${arch})..."