diff --git a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
index 960dab1a60..79081d9f98 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ multiubi_mkfs() {
 	fi
 }
 
+MULTIUBI_ARGS = "MKUBIFS_ARGS UBINIZE_ARGS"
+
 IMAGE_CMD:multiubi () {
+	${@' '.join(['%s_%s="%s";' % (arg, name, d.getVar('%s_%s' % (arg, name))) for arg in d.getVar('MULTIUBI_ARGS').split() for name in d.getVar('MULTIUBI_BUILD').split()])}
 	# Split MKUBIFS_ARGS_<name> and UBINIZE_ARGS_<name>
 	for name in ${MULTIUBI_BUILD}; do
 		eval local mkubifs_args=\"\$MKUBIFS_ARGS_${name}\"