diff --git a/CONFIG b/CONFIG
index 542c87c74..6215a4345 100644
--- a/CONFIG
+++ b/CONFIG
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #  Copyright (c) 2021 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 
+# configure options: __CONFIGURE_OPTIONS__
+
 # Installation prefix
 CONFIG_PREFIX="/usr/local"
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ba7805111..bfa92c03a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@ fi
 
 echo -n "Creating mk/config.mk..."
 cp -f $rootdir/CONFIG $rootdir/mk/config.mk
+ARGS=$(echo "$@" | sed 's/ /\\ /g')
+sed -i.bak -r "s#__CONFIGURE_OPTIONS__#${ARGS}#g" $rootdir/mk/config.mk
 for key in "${!CONFIG[@]}"; do
 	sed -i.bak -r "s#[[:space:]]*CONFIG_${key}=.*#CONFIG_${key}\?=${CONFIG[$key]}#g" $rootdir/mk/config.mk
 done