diff --git a/Library/brew.rb b/Library/brew.rb
index 9d5ed7a425..8c904c5495 100755
--- a/Library/brew.rb
+++ b/Library/brew.rb
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH = Pathname.new(__FILE__).realpath.parent.join("Homebrew")
 $:.unshift(HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH.to_s)
 require "global"
 
-if ARGV.first == "--version"
-  puts Homebrew.homebrew_version_string
+if ARGV == %w[--version] || ARGV == %w[-v]
+  puts "Homebrew #{Homebrew.homebrew_version_string}"
   exit 0
 elsif ARGV.first == "-v"
-  puts "Homebrew #{Homebrew.homebrew_version_string}"
   # Shift the -v to the end of the parameter list
   ARGV << ARGV.shift
-  # If no other arguments, just quit here.
-  exit 0 if ARGV.length == 1
 end
 
 if OS.mac?