diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
index 9a86e86ece..bcb2bf476b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ module HomebrewArgvExtension
 
     %w[
       --debug -d
+      --devel
       --fresh
       --interactive -i
       --verbose -v