diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 436c2992bf..8679014dc5 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ begin
       if ARGV.include? '--macports'
         exec "open", "http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=#{ARGV.next}"
       else
-        exec_editor *ARGV.collect {|name| make name}
+        exec_editor *ARGV.named.collect {|name| make name}
       end
 
     when 'diy', 'configure'