diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
index d7485936941..2e136530cd1 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ eval "$NIX_LISP_PRELAUNCH_HOOK"
 [ -z "$NIX_LISP_SKIP_CODE" ] && "$NIX_LISP_COMMAND" $NIX_LISP_EARLY_OPTIONS \
 	$NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "${NIX_LISP_ASDF_LOAD:-"(load \"$NIX_LISP_ASDF/lib/common-lisp/asdf/build/asdf.lisp\")"}" \
 	$NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "$NIX_LISP_ASDF_REGISTRY_CODE" \
-	"${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[@]}" \
+	${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[*]:+"${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[@]}"} \
 	"$@"