diff --git a/mdtool-build b/mdtool-build
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7ef64deaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mdtool-build
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+mdtool build $@
diff --git a/pre-commit.posix b/pre-commit.posix
index 6be8ad44a..c9cb880b5 100755
--- a/pre-commit.posix
+++ b/pre-commit.posix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 for dir in `find . -type d -maxdepth 1 | grep -v "\.$" | grep -v "\./\."`; do
     if ! [ -f $dir/Makefile ]; then
-        mono --debug xcsv.exe $dir "mdtool build";
+        mono --debug xcsv.exe $dir mdtool-build;
 
         if [ $? != 0 ]; then
             exit 1;