diff --git a/maemo/build.sh b/maemo/build.sh
index 1696ddb..927a206 100755
--- a/maemo/build.sh
+++ b/maemo/build.sh
@@ -6,23 +6,20 @@ echo "build executables for maemo"
 
 cd ..
 BUILD_DIR="maemo"
-MODE="-release"
+ARGS="$*"
 
 
 function build() {
   echo "copy config $BUILD_DIR/$1 -> config.h"
   cp "$BUILD_DIR/$1" "config.h"
-  echo ./build.sh "$MODE" -target "$BUILD_DIR/$2"
-  ./build.sh "$MODE" -target "$BUILD_DIR/$2"
+  shift
+  local TARGET="$BUILD_DIR/$1"
+  shift
+  echo ./build.sh "$@" -target "$TARGET"
+  ./build.sh "$@" -target "$TARGET"
 }
 
-
-if [ "$1" = "-debug" ]; then
-  MODE="-debug"
-fi
-
-
-build config.h.dock   coolkbd.dock
-build config.h.bottom coolkbd.bottom
-build config.h.top    coolkbd.top
+build config.h.dock   coolkbd.dock   "$@"
+build config.h.bottom coolkbd.bottom "$@"
+build config.h.top    coolkbd.top    "$@"