diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/nx.ts b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/nx.ts
index 1bd05c2660eefe..3e826551371200 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/command-line/nx.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/command-line/nx.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,5 @@ yargs
   )
   .help('help')
   .version(false)
-  .showHelpOnFail(true)
   .strict()
   .demandCommand().argv; // .argv bootstraps the CLI creation;