diff --git a/src/compiler/tc.ts b/src/compiler/tc.ts
index f81bce68e1a..b363ab4d39f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tc.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tc.ts
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ module ts {
             cmds.errors.push(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.No_input_files_specified));
         }
 
-        if (cmds.errors.length) {
-            reportDiagnostics(cmds.errors);
-            return 1;
-        }
-
         if (cmds.options.version) {
             reportDiagnostic(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.Version_0, version));
             return 0;
@@ -203,6 +198,11 @@ module ts {
             // TODO (drosen): Usage.
         }
 
+        if (cmds.errors.length) {
+            reportDiagnostics(cmds.errors);
+            return 1;
+        }
+
         var parseStart = new Date().getTime();
         var program = createProgram(cmds.filenames, cmds.options, createCompilerHost(cmds.options));
         var bindStart = new Date().getTime();