diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0edede7..b638830 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ def cmake_arguments(self, cfg: str, extdir: str) -> List[str]:
             '-DFES_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON',
             *self.set_cmake_user_options(),
         ]
+        if self.cmake_args:
+            cmake_args.extend(self.cmake_args.split())
         return cmake_args
 
     def build_cmake(self, ext) -> None: