diff --git a/util/build_compilation_database.sh b/util/build_compilation_database.sh
index 8cd675cf5c..2cf9b48c08 100755
--- a/util/build_compilation_database.sh
+++ b/util/build_compilation_database.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MY_CMAKE_FLAGS=("-GNinja" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug" "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COM
 
 mkdir -p "${AWS_LC_BUILD}"
 
-cmake "${BASE_DIR}" -B "${AWS_LC_BUILD}" ${MY_CMAKE_FLAGS[@]}
+cmake "${BASE_DIR}" -B "${AWS_LC_BUILD}" ${MY_CMAKE_FLAGS[@]} "${@}"
 
 cmake --build "${AWS_LC_BUILD}" --target all