diff --git a/screenshot-spmenu b/screenshot-spmenu
index 6a0af71..82d3259 100755
--- a/screenshot-spmenu
+++ b/screenshot-spmenu
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ screenshot_take() {
     [ "$2" = "true" ] && [ "$x11" != "true" ] && POS="$(slurp)"
 
     if [ "$x11" = "true" ] && [ -x "$(command -v maim)" ]; then
-        [ "$2" = "true" ] && sel_arg="-s"
+        [ "$2" = "true" ] && sel_arg=s
         [ "$3" = "true" ] && [ "$2" != "true" ] && cursor_arg=u
 
-        maim -"${sel_arg}""${cursor_arg}"B > "$1" || exit 1
+        maim -${sel_arg}${cursor_arg}B > "$1" || exit 1
     elif [ -x "$(command -v slurp)" ] && [ -x "$(command -v grim)" ] && [ "$PREFER_WAYSHOT" != "true" ]; then
         if [ "$2" = "true" ]; then
             grim -g "$POS" - > "$1" || exit 1