diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index 1f22c260531..ff6bbb7135e 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ chroot_handler() {
         [ -n "$XBPS_SKIP_DEPS" ] && arg="$arg -I"
         [ -n "$XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY" ] && arg="$arg -r $XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY"
         [ -n "$XBPS_USE_GIT_REVS" ] && arg="$arg -G"
+        [ -n "$XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS" ] && arg="$arg -o $XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS"
 
         action="$arg $action"
         env -i PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:$PATH HOME=/tmp IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \