diff --git a/adb/client/adb_install.cpp b/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
index b273c77ec..610e985ab 100644
--- a/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int install_app_incremental(int argc, const char** argv, bool wait, bool
     const auto start = clock::now();
     int first_apk = -1;
     int last_apk = -1;
-    std::vector<std::string_view> args = {"package"sv};
+    incremental::Args passthrough_args = {};
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
         const auto arg = std::string_view(argv[i]);
         if (android::base::EndsWithIgnoreCase(arg, ".apk"sv)) {
@@ -319,12 +319,11 @@ static int install_app_incremental(int argc, const char** argv, bool wait, bool
             if (first_apk == -1) {
                 first_apk = i;
             }
-        } else if (arg.starts_with("install-"sv)) {
+        } else if (arg.starts_with("install"sv)) {
             // incremental installation command on the device is the same for all its variations in
             // the adb, e.g. install-multiple or install-multi-package
-            args.push_back("install"sv);
         } else {
-            args.push_back(arg);
+            passthrough_args.push_back(arg);
         }
     }
 
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ static int install_app_incremental(int argc, const char** argv, bool wait, bool
     }
 
     printf("Performing Incremental Install\n");
-    auto server_process = incremental::install(files, silent);
+    auto server_process = incremental::install(files, passthrough_args, silent);
     if (!server_process) {
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/adb/client/incremental.cpp b/adb/client/incremental.cpp
index f56ef9a56..c8f69c381 100644
--- a/adb/client/incremental.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/incremental.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ static std::pair<unique_fd, std::string> read_and_encode_signature(Size file_siz
 
 // Send install-incremental to the device along with properly configured file descriptors in
 // streaming format. Once connection established, send all fs-verity tree bytes.
-static unique_fd start_install(const Files& files, bool silent) {
+static unique_fd start_install(const Files& files, const Args& passthrough_args, bool silent) {
     std::vector<std::string> command_args{"package", "install-incremental"};
+    command_args.insert(command_args.end(), passthrough_args.begin(), passthrough_args.end());
 
-    // fd's with positions at the beginning of fs-verity
-    std::vector<unique_fd> signature_fds;
-    signature_fds.reserve(files.size());
     for (int i = 0, size = files.size(); i < size; ++i) {
         const auto& file = files[i];
 
@@ -118,8 +116,6 @@ static unique_fd start_install(const Files& files, bool silent) {
         auto file_desc = StringPrintf("%s:%lld:%d:%s:1", android::base::Basename(file).c_str(),
                                       (long long)st.st_size, i, signature.c_str());
         command_args.push_back(std::move(file_desc));
-
-        signature_fds.push_back(std::move(signature_fd));
     }
 
     std::string error;
@@ -150,8 +146,8 @@ bool can_install(const Files& files) {
     return true;
 }
 
-std::optional<Process> install(const Files& files, bool silent) {
-    auto connection_fd = start_install(files, silent);
+std::optional<Process> install(const Files& files, const Args& passthrough_args, bool silent) {
+    auto connection_fd = start_install(files, passthrough_args, silent);
     if (connection_fd < 0) {
         if (!silent) {
             fprintf(stderr, "adb: failed to initiate installation on device.\n");
diff --git a/adb/client/incremental.h b/adb/client/incremental.h
index 1fb1e0b19..40e928aea 100644
--- a/adb/client/incremental.h
+++ b/adb/client/incremental.h
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 namespace incremental {
 
 using Files = std::vector<std::string>;
+using Args = std::vector<std::string_view>;
 
 bool can_install(const Files& files);
-std::optional<Process> install(const Files& files, bool silent);
+std::optional<Process> install(const Files& files, const Args& passthrough_args, bool silent);
 
 enum class Result { Success, Failure, None };
 Result wait_for_installation(int read_fd);