diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
index 83164228..269aad3c 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [[ -n "${VERSION_NAME}" ]] && command -v pyenv-latest >/dev/null; then
-  VERSION_NAME="$(pyenv-latest -q "${VERSION_NAME}" || echo "${VERSION_NAME}")"
+  VERSION_NAME="$(pyenv-latest -f "${VERSION_NAME}")"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${VERSION_NAME}" ] || [ -z "${VIRTUALENV_NAME}" ]; then
diff --git a/test/virtualenv.bats b/test/virtualenv.bats
index 4084b4a4..2cf2f1ea 100644
--- a/test/virtualenv.bats
+++ b/test/virtualenv.bats
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ OUT
   stub pyenv-exec "python -s -m ensurepip : false"
   stub pyenv-exec "python -s */get-pip.py : true"
   stub curl true
-  stub pyenv-latest "-q 2.7 : echo 2.7.11"
+  stub pyenv-latest "-f 2.7 : echo 2.7.11"
 
   run pyenv-virtualenv "2.7" "venv"