diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 084fe900cd35d4..57fb6df24e380a 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3688,7 +3688,7 @@ void Init(int* argc,
 #endif
   // The const_cast doesn't violate conceptual const-ness.  V8 doesn't modify
   // the argv array or the elements it points to.
-  if (v8_argc != 0)
+  if (v8_argc > 1)
     V8::SetFlagsFromCommandLine(&v8_argc, const_cast<char**>(v8_argv), true);
 
   // Anything that's still in v8_argv is not a V8 or a node option.