diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e84d6aab..0fe81b11b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - core: Validation on forwarded ports to make sure they're between
     0 and 65535. [GH-3187]
   - core: Downloads with user/password use the curl `-u` flag. [GH-3183]
+  - core: `vagrant help` no longer loads the Vagrantfile. [GH-3180]
   - guests/darwin: Fix an exception when configuring networks. [GH-3143]
   - hosts/linux: Unusual sed delimiter to avoid conflicts. [GH-3167]
   - providers/virtualbox: Make more internal interactions with VBoxManage
diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index b43eb1963..db3facda1 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ argv.each do |arg|
       ENV["VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE"] = "plugin_command_#{Time.now.to_i}"
     end
 
+    if arg == "help"
+      ENV["VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE"] = "plugin_command_#{Time.now.to_i}"
+    end
+
     break
   end
 end