diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 7bfcdb8623c..714dd4c35f7 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2209,7 +2209,11 @@ Handle<Object> SetupProcessObject(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // -e, --eval
   if (eval_string) {
     process->Set(String::NewSymbol("_eval"), String::New(eval_string));
-    process->Set(String::NewSymbol("_print_eval"), Boolean::New(print_eval));
+  }
+
+  // -p, --print
+  if (print_eval) {
+    process->Set(String::NewSymbol("_print_eval"), True());
   }
 
   if (force_repl) {