diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index 52b9bd46e600..dd4f85c17cb4 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ rec {
       in
         if final.parsed.kernel.name == pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.kernel.name &&
            pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isCompatible final
-        then "${pkgs.runtimeShell} -c"
+        then "${pkgs.runtimeShell} -c '\"$@\"' --"
         else if final.isWindows
         then "${wine}/bin/${wine-name}"
         else if final.isLinux && pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux