diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8d11a0..0a554e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nexe",
   "description": "Create a single executable out of your Node.js application",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.24",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.25",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/patches/disable-node-cli.ts b/src/patches/disable-node-cli.ts
index 3d5b4f5..6376fd0 100644
--- a/src/patches/disable-node-cli.ts
+++ b/src/patches/disable-node-cli.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default async function disableNodeCli(compiler: NexeCompiler, next: () =>
     `${nodeccMarker} '-'`,
     // allow NODE_OPTIONS, introduced in 8.0
     parseInt(compiler.target.version.split('.')[0]) >= 8
-      ? `(${nodeccMarker} is_env ? '-' : ']')`
+      ? `(${nodeccMarker} (is_env ? '-' : ']'))`
       : `(${nodeccMarker} ']')`
   )