diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
index caba761017..daae55e9b5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ module Homebrew
         end
 
         unless ignore_invalid_options
-          validate_options unless @is_dev_cmd
+          unless @is_dev_cmd
+            set_default_options
+            validate_options
+          end
           check_constraint_violations
           check_named_args(named_args)
         end
@@ -424,6 +427,9 @@ module Homebrew
         @args
       end
 
+      sig { void }
+      def set_default_options; end
+
       sig { void }
       def validate_options; end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/cli/parser.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/cli/parser.rb
index fbdedd567e..b8de7c5aa1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/cli/parser.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/cli/parser.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module OS
 
         sig { void }
         def set_default_options
-          args.table[:formula?] = true if args.respond_to?(:formula?)
+          args.table[:formula?] = true
         end
 
         sig { void }