diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 52e398066d..b54107ead3 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pack-macosxcode:
 	./configure \
 		--prefix=/opt/arangodb
 
-	${MAKE} -f GNUMakefile pack-macosxcode-cmake CMAKE_ARGS='$(CMAKE_ARGS)'
+	${MAKE} -f GNUMakefile pack-macosxcode-cmake MOREOPTS='$(MOREOPTS)'
 
 pack-macosxcode-cmake:
 	cd Build && cmake \
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ pack-macosxcode-cmake:
 		-D "V8_VERSION=${V8_VERSION}" \
 		-D "ZLIB_VERSION=${ZLIB_VERSION}" \
 		-G Xcode \
-		${CMAKE_ARGS) \
+		$(MOREOPTS) \
 		..
 
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