diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 7b0a5d6b6dfc4..56bc9662bc2b1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--clean', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
 
-    args = [a for a in sys.argv if a != '-h']
+    args = [a for a in sys.argv if a != '-h' and a != '--help']
     args, _ = parser.parse_known_args(args)
 
     # Configure initial bootstrap