diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 6885971ed4..e8c9bb372d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
     return false if !formula.bottled? && !formula.local_bottle_path
     return true  if force_bottle?
-    return false if Homebrew.args.build_from_source || build_bottle? || interactive?
+    return false if build_from_source? || build_bottle? || interactive?
     return false if ARGV.cc
     return false unless options.empty?
     return false if formula.bottle_disabled?