diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index b118d695259ad1..e3a407d6cf0a70 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ DebugOptionsParser::DebugOptionsParser() {
   AddAlias("--inspect=", { "--inspect-port", "--inspect" });
 
   AddOption("--debug", "", &DebugOptions::deprecated_debug);
-  AddAlias("--debug=", { "--inspect-port", "--debug" });
+  AddAlias("--debug=", "--debug");
+  AddOption("--debug-brk", "", &DebugOptions::deprecated_debug);
+  AddAlias("--debug-brk=", "--debug-brk");
 
   AddOption("--inspect-brk",
             "activate inspector on host:port and break at start of user script",
@@ -283,10 +285,6 @@ DebugOptionsParser::DebugOptionsParser() {
   Implies("--inspect-brk-node", "--inspect");
   AddAlias("--inspect-brk-node=", { "--inspect-port", "--inspect-brk-node" });
 
-  AddOption("--debug-brk", "", &DebugOptions::break_first_line);
-  Implies("--debug-brk", "--debug");
-  AddAlias("--debug-brk=", { "--inspect-port", "--debug-brk" });
-
   AddOption("--inspect-publish-uid",
             "comma separated list of destinations for inspector uid"
             "(default: stderr,http)",