diff --git a/bin/options.js b/bin/options.js
index be5a60c9c3..7ee0eca8dc 100644
--- a/bin/options.js
+++ b/bin/options.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ module.exports = getOptions;
  */
 
 function getOptions () {
+  if (process.argv.length === 3 && (process.argv[2] === '-h' || process.argv[2] === '--help')) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   var optsPath = process.argv.indexOf('--opts') === -1
     ? 'test/mocha.opts'
     : process.argv[process.argv.indexOf('--opts') + 1];