1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 51e019e1c..f0b548763 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ when '--version'
   puts HOMEBREW_VERSION
   exit 0
 when '-v'
-  if ARGV.length > 1
-    puts "Homebrew #{HOMEBREW_VERSION}"
-    # continue in verbose mode
-    ARGV << ARGV.shift
-  else
-    puts HOMEBREW_VERSION
-    exit 0
-  end
+  puts "Homebrew #{HOMEBREW_VERSION}"
+  # Shift the -v to the end of the parameter list
+  ARGV << ARGV.shift
+  # If no other arguments, just quit here.
+  exit 0 if ARGV.length == 1
 end
 
 case HOMEBREW_PREFIX.to_s when '/', '/usr'