diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index ef2ede1f..8a6dcb2f 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -1101,6 +1101,93 @@ devel_update() {
 	fi
 }
 
+# getopt like parser
+parse_options() {
+	local short_options=$1; shift;
+	local long_options=$1; shift;
+	local ret=0;
+	local unused_options=""
+
+	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+		if [ ${1:0:2} = '--' ]; then
+			if [ -n "${1:2}" ]; then
+				local match=""
+				for i in ${long_options//,/ }; do
+					if [ ${1:2} = ${i//:} ]; then
+						match=$i
+						break
+					fi
+				done
+				if [ -n "$match" ]; then
+					if [ ${1:2} = $match ]; then
+						printf ' %s' "$1"
+					else
+						if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+							printf ' %s' "$1"
+							shift
+							printf " '%s'" "$1"
+						else
+							echo "makepkg: option '$1' $(gettext "requires an argument")" >&2
+							ret=1
+						fi
+					fi
+				else
+					echo "makepkg: $(gettext "unrecognized option") '$1'" >&2
+					ret=1
+				fi
+			else
+				shift
+				break
+			fi
+		elif [ ${1:0:1} = '-' ]; then
+			for ((i=1; i<${#1}; i++)); do
+				if [[ "$short_options" =~ "${1:i:1}" ]]; then
+					if [[ "$short_options" =~ "${1:i:1}:" ]]; then
+						if [ -n "${1:$i+1}" ]; then
+							printf ' -%s' "${1:i:1}"
+							printf " '%s'" "${1:$i+1}"
+						else
+							if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+								printf ' -%s' "${1:i:1}"
+								shift
+								printf " '%s'" "${1}"
+							else
+								echo "makepkg: option $(gettext "requires an argument") -- '${1:i:1}'" >&2
+								ret=1
+							fi
+						fi
+						break
+					else
+						printf ' -%s' "${1:i:1}"
+					fi
+				else
+					echo "makepkg: $(gettext "invalid option") -- '${1:i:1}'" >&2
+					ret=1
+				fi
+			done
+		else
+			unused_options="${unused_options} '$1'"
+		fi
+		shift
+	done
+
+	printf " --"
+	if [ -n "$unused_options" ]; then
+		for i in ${unused_options[@]}; do
+			printf ' %s' "$i"
+		done
+	fi
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+			printf " '%s'" "${1}"
+			shift
+		done
+	fi
+	printf "\n"
+
+	return $ret
+}
+
 usage() {
 	printf "makepkg (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
 	echo
@@ -1189,8 +1276,8 @@ OPT_LONG="$OPT_LONG,install,log,nocolor,nobuild,rmdeps,repackage,source"
 OPT_LONG="$OPT_LONG,syncdeps,version"
 # Pacman Options
 OPT_LONG="$OPT_LONG,noconfirm,noprogressbar"
-OPT_TEMP="$(getopt -o "$OPT_SHORT" -l "$OPT_LONG" -n "$(basename "$0")" -- "$@" || echo 'GETOPT GO BANG!')"
-if echo "$OPT_TEMP" | grep -q 'GETOPT GO BANG!'; then
+OPT_TEMP="$(parse_options $OPT_SHORT $OPT_LONG "$@" || echo 'PARSE_OPTIONS FAILED')"
+if echo "$OPT_TEMP" | grep -q 'PARSE_OPTIONS FAILED'; then
 	# This is a small hack to stop the script bailing with 'set -e'
 	echo; usage; exit 1 # E_INVALID_OPTION;
 fi