diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index ba0cab86..f2d60ae0 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ function parseOpts(options, resolvedTarget) {
     for (var i=0; options && (i < options.length); ++i) {
         if (/^--/.exec(options[i])) {
             var keyValue = options[i].substring(2).split('=');
-            var flagName = keyValue[0];
-            var flagValue = keyValue[1];
+            var flagName = keyValue.shift();
+            var flagValue = keyValue.join('=');
             if (multiValueArgs[flagName] && !flagValue) {
                 flagValue = options[i + 1];
                 ++i;