diff --git a/libretro-build.sh b/libretro-build.sh
index f92fdcb5..3e6bce69 100755
--- a/libretro-build.sh
+++ b/libretro-build.sh
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ echo "STRIP = $STRIP"
 
 mkdir -p "$RARCH_DIST_DIR"
 
-if [ $1 ]; then
+if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
    NOBUILD_SUMMARY=1
-   $1
+   while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
+      "${1}"
+      shift
+   done
 else
    build_libretro_2048
    build_libretro_4do
diff --git a/libretro-fetch.sh b/libretro-fetch.sh
index f9446a97..5d878998 100755
--- a/libretro-fetch.sh
+++ b/libretro-fetch.sh
@@ -362,8 +362,11 @@ fetch_libretro_emux() {
    fetch_git "$REPO_BASE/libretro/emux.git" "libretro-emux" "libretro/Emux"
 }
 
-if [ ${1} ]; then
-   ${1}
+if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
+   while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
+      "${1}"
+      shift
+   done
 else
    fetch_retroarch
    fetch_tools