diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/etc/functions.sh
index 61c04953d39..fa0ba0427be 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/functions.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 
 debug () {
-	${DEBUG:-:}
+	${DEBUG:-:} "$@"
 }
 mount() {
-	busybox mount
+	busybox mount "$@"
 }
 
 # newline