diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_build.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_build.go
index 5ab8a054c..2ee53a490 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_build.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func pkgBuild(args []string) {
 
 	force := flags.Bool("force", false, "Force rebuild")
 
-	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args)
+	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_push.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_push.go
index c084337b2..b1f044da7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_push.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_push.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func pkgPush(args []string) {
 
 	force := flags.Bool("force", false, "Force rebuild")
 
-	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args)
+	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_showtag.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_showtag.go
index 3311c6168..a0a671cfe 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_showtag.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkg_showtag.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func pkgShowTag(args []string) {
 		flags.PrintDefaults()
 	}
 
-	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args)
+	ps, err := pkglib.NewFromCLI(flags, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
index acd63af67..7fc5e8645 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type Pkg struct {
 }
 
 // NewFromCLI creates a Pkg from a set of CLI arguments. Calls fs.Parse()
-func NewFromCLI(fs *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (Pkg, error) {
+func NewFromCLI(fs *flag.FlagSet, args ...string) (Pkg, error) {
 	// Defaults
 	pi := pkgInfo{
 		Org:     "linuxkit",