diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 85e95f95b05..5f8baddd6ab 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ install_bbootstrap() {
     mkdir -p $XBPS_MASTERDIR/var/db/xbps/keys
     cd $XBPS_MASTERDIR
     cp -f $XBPS_COMMONDIR/repo-keys/*.plist $XBPS_MASTERDIR/var/db/xbps/keys
-    ${_bootstrap_arch} xbps-install ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS:+-S $XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} \
-        --repository=$XBPS_REPOSITORY -c ${XBPS_HOSTDIR}/repocache \
-        -r $XBPS_MASTERDIR -y base-chroot${_subarch}
+    ${_bootstrap_arch} $XBPS_INSTALL_CMD ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS:+-S $XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} -y base-chroot${_subarch}
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         msg_error "Failed to install bootstrap packages!\n"
     fi