diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
index 8d293f647e..8317e2410a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ begin
       safe_system(*tap_commands)
     end
 
+    ARGV << "--help" if help_flag
     exec HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE, cmd, *ARGV
   end
 rescue UsageError => e