diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index db7da1ba97e..187c1a46b13 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ install_bbotstrap() {
             _subarch="-${XBPS_TARGET_PKG#*-}"
         fi
     fi
-    ${_bootstrap_arch} xbps-install -S ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} \
-        -c ${XBPS_HOSTDIR}/repocache -r $XBPS_MASTERDIR \
-        --repository=$XBPS_REPOSITORY -y base-chroot${_subarch}
+    ${_bootstrap_arch} xbps-install -S --repository=${XBPS_REPOSITORY} \
+        ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} -c ${XBPS_HOSTDIR}/repocache \
+        -r $XBPS_MASTERDIR -y base-chroot${_subarch}
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         msg_error "Failed to install bootstrap packages!\n"
     fi