diff --git a/kas-container b/kas-container
index 232461c..15da1b1 100755
--- a/kas-container
+++ b/kas-container
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # kas - setup tool for bitbake based projects
 #
-# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2018-2020
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2018-2021
 #
 # Authors:
 #  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
@@ -217,10 +217,14 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ $KAS_EXTRA_BITBAKE_ARGS -eq 0 ]; do
 		trace ${KAS_CONTAINER_COMMAND} run ${KAS_CONTAINER_IMAGE} ${KAS_CMD} --help
 		exit 0
 		;;
-	--skip|--target|--task|-c|--cmd|--command)
+	--skip|--target|--task)
 		KAS_OPTIONS="${KAS_OPTIONS} $1 $2"
 		shift 2
 		;;
+	-c|--cmd|--command)
+		KAS_BITBAKE_C_OPTION_ARGS="$2"
+		shift 2
+		;;
 	--)
 		KAS_EXTRA_BITBAKE_ARGS=$#
 		;;
@@ -345,7 +349,11 @@ if [ -z "${KAS_NO_PROXY_FROM_ENV+x}" ]; then
 fi
 
 set -- "$@" ${KAS_ISAR_ARGS} ${KAS_WITH_LOOP_DEV} ${KAS_RUNTIME_ARGS} \
-    ${KAS_CONTAINER_IMAGE} ${KAS_OPTIONS_DIRECT} ${KAS_CMD} ${KAS_OPTIONS} ${KAS_FILES}
+    ${KAS_CONTAINER_IMAGE} ${KAS_OPTIONS_DIRECT} ${KAS_CMD} ${KAS_OPTIONS}
+if [ -n "${KAS_BITBAKE_C_OPTION_ARGS}" ]; then
+	set -- "$@" -c "${KAS_BITBAKE_C_OPTION_ARGS}"
+fi
+set -- "$@" ${KAS_FILES}
 
 # rotate any extra bitbake args from the front to the end of the argument list
 while [ $KAS_EXTRA_BITBAKE_ARGS -gt 0 ]; do