diff --git a/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat b/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
index 33d0d8b4c..a651eecb2 100755
--- a/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
+++ b/src/universal/bin/sbt.bat
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ set "SBT_ARGS=--sbt-script=!SBT_BIN_DIR!sbt.bat %SBT_ARGS%"
 
 rem Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) is required
 rem https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13523
-"!_SBTNCMD!" %*
+"!_SBTNCMD!" %SBT_ARGS%
 
 goto :eof