diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/command_path.sh b/Library/Homebrew/command_path.sh
index a5c6030645deaf..b3288a7adca909 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/command_path.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/command_path.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ homebrew-command-path() {
   case "$1" in
     # check we actually have command and not e.g. commandsomething
     command) ;;
-    -*) return 1 ;;
     *) return 1 ;;
   esac