diff --git a/update-all.sh b/update-packages.sh
similarity index 84%
rename from update-all.sh
rename to update-packages.sh
index 18a41e85c..6a3aba2f9 100755
--- a/update-all.sh
+++ b/update-packages.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 set -e
 
-for recipe in `ls -1 recipes`
+if [ $# = 0 ]
+then
+    recipes=$(ls -1 recipes)
+else
+    recipes=$@
+fi
+
+for recipe in $recipes
 do
     if [ ! -f "recipes/$recipe/stage.tar" ]
     then