diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateMakeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateMakeCommand.php
index 42be54000a5f..109eab55e721 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateMakeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateMakeCommand.php
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ public function fire()
 
         $table = $this->input->getOption('table');
 
-        $create = $this->input->getOption('create');
+        $create = $this->input->getOption('create') ?: false;
 
         if (! $table && is_string($create)) {
             $table = $create;
+            $create = true;
         }
 
         // Now we are ready to write the migration out to disk. Once we've written