diff --git a/release/bin/blender-launcher b/release/bin/blender-launcher
index 521e2c82199..a638695034a 100755
--- a/release/bin/blender-launcher
+++ b/release/bin/blender-launcher
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BF_DIST_BIN}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
-exec "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" ${1+"$@"}
+exec "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" "$@"
diff --git a/release/bin/blender-softwaregl b/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
index acd4dc3eec5..a491da93bf6 100755
--- a/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
+++ b/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_LIBRARYN32_PATH LD_LIBRARYN64_PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 LD_PRELOAD XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS
 
-exec "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" ${1+"$@"}
+exec "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" "$@"