diff --git a/pre_commit/clientlib.py b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
index 7b34922e7..6377a8b67 100644
--- a/pre_commit/clientlib.py
+++ b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def _make_argparser(filenames_help: str) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     ),
     cfgv.Optional('args', cfgv.check_array(cfgv.check_string), []),
     cfgv.Optional('always_run', cfgv.check_bool, False),
+    cfgv.Optional('fail_fast', cfgv.check_bool, False),
     cfgv.Optional('pass_filenames', cfgv.check_bool, True),
     cfgv.Optional('description', cfgv.check_string, ''),
     cfgv.Optional('language_version', cfgv.check_string, C.DEFAULT),
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ def _make_argparser(filenames_help: str) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     cfgv.Optional('require_serial', cfgv.check_bool, False),
     cfgv.Optional('stages', cfgv.check_array(cfgv.check_one_of(C.STAGES)), []),
     cfgv.Optional('verbose', cfgv.check_bool, False),
-    cfgv.Optional('fail_fast', cfgv.check_bool, False),
 )
 MANIFEST_SCHEMA = cfgv.Array(MANIFEST_HOOK_DICT)