diff --git a/tools/commands-packages.js b/tools/commands-packages.js
index b7ec14d665..f0f0d2edd2 100644
--- a/tools/commands-packages.js
+++ b/tools/commands-packages.js
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   minArgs: 1,
   maxArgs: 1,
   options: {
-    "show-broken": {type: Boolean, required: false }
+    "include-old": {type: Boolean, required: false }
   }
 }, function (options) {
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
 
   // We only show compatible versions unless we know otherwise.
   var versionVisible = function (record) {
-    return options['show-broken'] || !(_.isEqual(record.description,
+    return options['include-old'] || !(_.isEqual(record.description,
                        "INCOMPATIBLE WITH METEOR 0.9.0 OR LATER"));
    };
 
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   maxArgs: 1,
   options: {
     maintainer: {type: String, required: false },
-    "show-broken": {type: Boolean, required: false }
+    "include-old": {type: Boolean, required: false }
   }
 }, function (options) {
 
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   var filterBroken = function (match, isRelease, name) {
     // If the package does not match, or it is not a package at all or if we
     // don't want to filter anyway, we do not care.
-    if (!match || isRelease || options["show-broken"])
+    if (!match || isRelease || options["include-old"])
       return match;
 
     var vr;
diff --git a/tools/help.txt b/tools/help.txt
index 6d364d9da9..9160726e29 100644
--- a/tools/help.txt
+++ b/tools/help.txt
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ debugging the Meteor packaging tools themselves.
 
 >>> search
 Search through the package server database.
-Usage: meteor search <regex> [--maintainer <username>] [--show-broken]
+Usage: meteor search <regex> [--maintainer <username>] [--include-old]
 
 Search through the meteor package&release database for names containing the
 specified substring.
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ Use --maintainer to filter by authorized maintainers.
 
 By default, meteor search will not show packages that, due to migration issues,
 are known to not be compatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later. If you
-want to see those packages anyway, use the --show-broken option.
+want to see those packages anyway, use the --include-old option.
 
 Options:
   --maintainer    filter by authorized maintainer
-  --show-broken   show packages incompatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later.
+  --include-old   show packages incompatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later.
 
 
 >>> show
@@ -501,11 +501,11 @@ version of a package or release.
 
 By default, meteor show will not show versions that, due to migration issues,
 are known to not be compatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later. If you
-want to see those versions anyway, use the --show-broken option.
+want to see those versions anyway, use the --include-old option.
 
 Options:
   --maintainer    filter by authorized maintainer
-  --show-broken   show versions incompatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later.
+  --include-old   show versions incompatible with Meteor 0.9.0 and later.