2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index 0124397ea46..cb6d539cdf9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ impl Options {
 
     /// Returns `true` if there will be an output file generated.
     pub fn will_create_output_file(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.unstable_opts.parse_only && // The file is just being parsed
+        !self.unstable_opts.parse_crate_root_only && // The file is just being parsed
             self.unstable_opts.ls.is_empty() // The file is just being queried
     }
 
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ fn parse_output_types(
     matches: &getopts::Matches,
 ) -> OutputTypes {
     let mut output_types = BTreeMap::new();
-    if !unstable_opts.parse_only {
+    if !unstable_opts.parse_crate_root_only {
         for list in matches.opt_strs("emit") {
             for output_type in list.split(',') {
                 let (shorthand, path) = split_out_file_name(output_type);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index a2d75917c82..47c191e67ba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -1937,8 +1937,9 @@ options! {
         "support compiling tests with panic=abort (default: no)"),
     panic_in_drop: PanicStrategy = (PanicStrategy::Unwind, parse_panic_strategy, [TRACKED],
         "panic strategy for panics in drops"),
-    parse_only: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
-        "parse only; do not compile, assemble, or link (default: no)"),
+    parse_crate_root_only: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
+        "parse the crate root file only; do not parse other files, compile, assemble, or link \
+        (default: no)"),
     patchable_function_entry: PatchableFunctionEntry = (PatchableFunctionEntry::default(), parse_patchable_function_entry, [TRACKED],
         "nop padding at function entry"),
     plt: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool, [TRACKED],