diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index c2fb81432e..4ba3a7416f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
       --
       #{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/postinstall.rb
       #{formula.path}
-    ].concat(ARGV.options_only)
+    ].concat(ARGV.options_only) - ["--HEAD", "--devel"]
 
     if formula.head?
       args << "--HEAD"