diff --git a/build.cmd b/build.cmd
index d8a22ef464f32a..c02fd0a1bda46f 100644
--- a/build.cmd
+++ b/build.cmd
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 @echo off
+setlocal
 
-if "%~1"=="-h" goto help
-if "%~1"=="-help" goto help
-if "%~1"=="-?" goto help
-if "%~1"=="/?" goto help
+set _args="%*"
+if "%~1"=="-?" set _args="-help"
 
-powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -File "%~dp0eng\build.ps1" %*
-goto end
-
-:help
-powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command "& { . '%~dp0eng\build.ps1'; Get-Help }"
-
-:end
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -File "%~dp0eng\build.ps1" %_args%
 exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/coreclr.cmd b/coreclr.cmd
index 83001a52f8ddbd..b513bef6036993 100644
--- a/coreclr.cmd
+++ b/coreclr.cmd
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
-"%~dp0build.cmd" -subsetCategory coreclr %*
+setlocal
+
+set _args="-subsetCategory coreclr %*"
+if "%~1"=="-?" set _args="-help"
+
+"%~dp0build.cmd" %_args%
diff --git a/eng/build.ps1 b/eng/build.ps1
index efd3ce99d5aa53..173826b24ccb47 100644
--- a/eng/build.ps1
+++ b/eng/build.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding=$false)]
 Param(
+  [switch][Alias('h')]$help,
   [switch][Alias('b')]$build,
   [switch][Alias('t')]$test,
   [switch]$buildtests,
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ if ($MyInvocation.InvocationName -eq ".") {
   exit 0
 }
 
+if ($help -or (($null -ne $properties) -and ($properties.Contains('/help') -or $properties.Contains('/?')))) {
+  Get-Help
+  exit 0
+}
+
 $subsetCategory = $subsetCategory.ToLowerInvariant()
 
 # VS Test Explorer support for libraries
diff --git a/installer.cmd b/installer.cmd
index ad9e5312600a23..19cec45042e613 100644
--- a/installer.cmd
+++ b/installer.cmd
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
-"%~dp0build.cmd" -subsetCategory installer %*
\ No newline at end of file
+setlocal
+
+set _args="-subsetCategory installer %*"
+if "%~1"=="-?" set _args="-help"
+
+"%~dp0build.cmd" %_args%
diff --git a/libraries.cmd b/libraries.cmd
index 6bd85489a2da6b..fadc263ea5585e 100644
--- a/libraries.cmd
+++ b/libraries.cmd
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
-"%~dp0build.cmd" -subsetCategory libraries %*
\ No newline at end of file
+setlocal
+
+set _args="-subsetCategory libraries %*"
+if "%~1"=="-?" set _args="-help"
+
+"%~dp0build.cmd" %_args%