diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
index 09d4d091d7..18e9c0c223 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ module Homebrew
           elsif @table[flag].instance_of? Array
             "#{option}=#{@table[flag].join(",")}"
           end
-        end
-        @cli_args.freeze
+        end.freeze
       end
     end
   end