diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb b/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
index 3bd78c8648..ff2e099fc7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/build_options.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class BuildOptions
     not with? name
   end
 
+  def bottle?
+    args.include? '--build-bottle'
+  end
+
   def head?
     args.include? '--HEAD'
   end