--- VirtualBox-1.5.6_OSE/configure~	2008-02-27 18:34:55.000000000 +0200
+++ VirtualBox-1.5.6_OSE/configure	2008-02-27 18:35:18.343812355 +0200
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@
 #
 
 # scan command line options
-for option in $*; do
+for option in "$@"; do
   case "$option" in
     --help|-help|-h)
       show_help