diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
index 55f6b356aba9..476ef62df094 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def force_bottle?
   end
 
   def help?
-    empty? || grep(/(-h|--help|--usage|-\?|help)/).any?
+    empty? || grep(/(-h$|--help$|--usage$|-\?$|help$)/).any?
   end
 
   def version?