diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 21b1b43..775469d 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -26,15 +26,27 @@ APK=${APK:-apk}
 ABUILD_CONF=${ABUILD_CONF:-"$sysconfdir/abuild.conf"}
 [ -f "$ABUILD_CONF" ] && . "$ABUILD_CONF"
 
-
-#colors
-if [ -n "$USE_COLORS" ]; then
+default_colors() {
 	NORMAL="\033[1;0m"
 	STRONG="\033[1;1m"
 	RED="\033[1;31m"
 	GREEN="\033[1;32m"
 	YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
 	BLUE="\033[1;34m"
+}
+
+monochrome() {
+	NORMAL=""
+	STRONG=""
+	RED=""
+	GREEN=""
+	YELLOW=""
+	BLUE=""
+}
+
+#colors
+if [ -n "$USE_COLORS" ]; then
+    default_colors
 fi	
 	
 
@@ -663,7 +675,7 @@ rootpkg() {
 	fi
 	cd "$startdir"
 	[ -n "$FAKEROOT" ] && msg "Entering fakeroot..."
-	$FAKEROOT "$abuild_path" $do_build \
+	$FAKEROOT -- "$abuild_path" $color_opt $do_build \
 		prepare_subpackages \
 		prepare_package \
 		create_apks
@@ -873,7 +885,7 @@ builddeps() {
 
 		msg "Entering $dir"
 		cd "$dir" && $0 $forceroot $keep $quiet $install_deps \
-			$recursive $upgrade abuildindex || return 1
+			$recursive $upgrade $color_opt abuildindex || return 1
 	done
 	$SUDO $APK add -u --repository "$abuildrepo" \
 		--wait 30 \
@@ -1016,12 +1028,14 @@ usage() {
 	echo "              [-s SRCDEST] [cmd] ..."
 	echo "       $program [-c] -n PKGNAME[-PKGVER]"
 	echo "Options:"
+	echo " -c  Enable colored output"
 	echo " -d  Disable dependency checking"
 	echo " -f  Force specified cmd, even if they are already done"
 	echo " -F  Force run as root"
 	echo " -h  Show this help"
 	echo " -i  Install PKG after successul build"
 	echo " -k  Keep built packages, even if APKBUILD or sources are newer"
+	echo " -m  Disable colors (monochrome)"
 	echo " -p  Set package destination directory"
 	echo " -P  Set PKGDEST to REPODEST/<repo>, where repo is the parents dir name" 
 	echo " -q  Quiet"
@@ -1055,14 +1069,18 @@ usage() {
 APKBUILD="${APKBUILD:-./APKBUILD}"
 unset force
 unset recursive
-while getopts "dfFhi:kinp:P:qrRs:u" opt; do
+while getopts "cdfFhi:kimnp:P:qrRs:u" opt; do
 	case $opt in
+		'c') default_colors
+		     color_opt="-c";;
 		'd') nodeps=1;;
 		'f') force="-f";;
 		'F') forceroot="-F";;
 		'h') usage;;
 		'i') install_after="$install_after $OPTARG";;
 		'k') keep="-k";;
+		'm') monochrome
+		     color_opt="-m";;
 		'n') die "Use newapkbuild to create new aports";;
 		'p') PKGDEST=$OPTARG;;
 		'P') REPODEST=$OPTARG;;