diff -Naru a/administrator/source/linux/mysql-administrator b/administrator/source/linux/mysql-administrator
--- a/administrator/source/linux/mysql-administrator    2008-11-18 11:38:22.000000000 +0100
+++ b/administrator/source/linux/mysql-administrator 2008-11-18 11:38:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 EOF
         exit 1
     fi
+else
+    args="$@"
 fi
 ### end stuff needed for bundled gtk libraries
 
diff -Naru a/query-browser/source/linux/mysql-query-browser b/query-browser/source/linux/mysql-query-browser
--- a/query-browser/source/linux/mysql-query-browser    2008-11-18 11:38:20.000000000 +0100
+++ b/query-browser/source/linux/mysql-query-browser 2008-11-18 11:41:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 EOF
         exit 1
     fi
+else
+    args="$@"
 fi
 ### end stuff needed for bundled gtk libraries