diff --git a/src/bin.ts b/src/bin.ts
index 43974b046..900383d71 100644
--- a/src/bin.ts
+++ b/src/bin.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export function main(
     --pretty                        Use pretty diagnostic formatter (usually enabled by default)
     --skip-project                  Skip reading \`tsconfig.json\`
     --skip-ignore                   Skip \`--ignore\` checks
+    --emit                          Emit output files into \`.ts-node\` directory
     --scope                         Scope compiler to files within \`scopeDir\`.  Anything outside this directory is ignored.
     --scope-dir                     Directory for \`--scope\`
     --prefer-ts-exts                Prefer importing TypeScript files over JavaScript files