--- texk/tetex/fmtutil.orig	2013-02-27 06:21:21.000000000 +0900
+++ texk/tetex/fmtutil	2013-02-27 06:29:24.000000000 +0900
@@ -680,6 +680,9 @@
 
   # remove any * for the sake of the kpsewhich lookup.
   eval lastarg=\$$#
+  case $lastarg in
+  \#*)	eval lastarg=\$$(($# - 1)) ;;
+  esac
   inifile=`echo $lastarg | sed 's%^\*%%'`
 
   # See if we can find $inifile for return code:
