diff --git a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
index 3ceadb6..6966776 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
+++ b/bin/pyenv-sh-activate
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   "-f" | "--force" )
     FORCE=1
     ;;
+  "--no-error" )
+    # for backward compatibility with v20151103 and earlier
+    QUIET=1
+    ;;
   "-q" | "--quiet" )
     QUIET=1
     ;;
diff --git a/bin/pyenv-sh-deactivate b/bin/pyenv-sh-deactivate
index a6861c0..7638de9 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-sh-deactivate
+++ b/bin/pyenv-sh-deactivate
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   "-f" | "--force" )
     FORCE=1
     ;;
+  "--no-error" )
+    # for backward compatibility with v20151103 and earlier
+    QUIET=1
+    ;;
   "-q" | "--quiet")
     QUIET=1
     ;;