diff --git a/devtools/cli/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/build/JBangRunner.java b/devtools/cli/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/build/JBangRunner.java
index 2439678fd27c3..1c79a441af8af 100644
--- a/devtools/cli/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/build/JBangRunner.java
+++ b/devtools/cli/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/build/JBangRunner.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public BuildCommandArgs prepareBuild(BuildOptions buildOptions, RunModeOption ru
             args.add("--native");
         }
         args.add("build");
+        setJbangProperties(args, false);
         args.addAll(params);
         args.add(getMainPath());
         return prependExecutable(args);