diff --git a/setup/macos/build.sh b/setup/macos/build.sh
index 8c127fc8..26d60b4d 100755
--- a/setup/macos/build.sh
+++ b/setup/macos/build.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ echo "Creating entry script ..."
 cat > novelWriter.app/Contents/MacOS/novelWriter << EOF
 #!/bin/bash
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-$DIR/../Resources/bin/python -sE $DIR/../Resources/novelWriter/novelWriter.py $@
+$DIR/../Resources/bin/python -sE $DIR/../Resources/novelWriter/novelWriter.py \$\@
 EOF
 
 # Make it executable