diff --git a/src/compiler/tsc.ts b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
index f560a15dfb95a..578c94235d485 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tsc.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         if (commandLine.options.version) {
-            reportDiagnostic(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.Version_0, ts.version), /* compilerHost */ undefined);
+            printVersion();
             return sys.exit(ExitStatus.Success);
         }