diff --git a/mkinitrd-dracut.sh b/mkinitrd-dracut.sh
index 0ef999b8..657e8b29 100755
--- a/mkinitrd-dracut.sh
+++ b/mkinitrd-dracut.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ read_arg() {
     else
 	for ((i=3; $i <= $#; i++)); do
             # Only read next arg if it not an arg itself.
-            if [[ ${@:$i:1} = -* ]];then
+            if [[ ${*:$i:1} = -* ]];then
 		break
             fi
             result="$result ${@:$i:1}"