diff --git a/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer3.webpack4 b/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer3.webpack4
index 893a4280c37..5e9c6cb436b 100644
--- a/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer3.webpack4
+++ b/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer3.webpack4
@@ -2515,19 +2515,6 @@ CLI documentation: https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.
 Made with ♥ by the webpack team."
 `;
 
-exports[`help should show help information using the "help --cache-type" option: stderr 1`] = `""`;
-
-exports[`help should show help information using the "help --cache-type" option: stdout 1`] = `
-"Usage: webpack --cache-type <value>
-Description: In memory caching. Filesystem caching.
-
-To see list of all supported commands and options run 'webpack --help=verbose'.
-
-Webpack documentation: https://webpack.js.org/.
-CLI documentation: https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.
-Made with ♥ by the webpack team."
-`;
-
 exports[`help should show help information using the "help --color" option: stderr 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`help should show help information using the "help --color" option: stdout 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer4.webpack4 b/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer4.webpack4
index ca32b7ec7c2..170369e3ff3 100644
--- a/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer4.webpack4
+++ b/test/help/__snapshots__/help.test.js.snap.devServer4.webpack4
@@ -2645,19 +2645,6 @@ CLI documentation: https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.
 Made with ♥ by the webpack team."
 `;
 
-exports[`help should show help information using the "help --cache-type" option: stderr 1`] = `""`;
-
-exports[`help should show help information using the "help --cache-type" option: stdout 1`] = `
-"Usage: webpack --cache-type <value>
-Description: In memory caching. Filesystem caching.
-
-To see list of all supported commands and options run 'webpack --help=verbose'.
-
-Webpack documentation: https://webpack.js.org/.
-CLI documentation: https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.
-Made with ♥ by the webpack team."
-`;
-
 exports[`help should show help information using the "help --color" option: stderr 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`help should show help information using the "help --color" option: stdout 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/help/help.test.js b/test/help/help.test.js
index d7ef6cda29c..f7f556bcf8e 100644
--- a/test/help/help.test.js
+++ b/test/help/help.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const { run, normalizeStderr, normalizeStdout } = require("../utils/test-utils");
+const { run, normalizeStderr, normalizeStdout, isWebpack5 } = require("../utils/test-utils");
 
 describe("help", () => {
     it('should show help information using the "--help" option', async () => {
@@ -245,9 +245,13 @@ describe("help", () => {
     it('should show help information using the "help --cache-type" option', async () => {
         const { exitCode, stderr, stdout } = await run(__dirname, ["help", "--cache-type"]);
 
-        expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
-        expect(normalizeStderr(stderr)).toMatchSnapshot("stderr");
-        expect(normalizeStdout(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot("stdout");
+        if (isWebpack5) {
+            expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+            expect(normalizeStderr(stderr)).toMatchSnapshot("stderr");
+            expect(normalizeStdout(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot("stdout");
+        } else {
+            expect(exitCode).toBe(2);
+        }
     });
 
     it('should show help information using the "help --no-stats" option', async () => {