diff --git a/src/hd-rum-translator/hd-rum-translator.cpp b/src/hd-rum-translator/hd-rum-translator.cpp
index 13063a147..29a29d417 100644
--- a/src/hd-rum-translator/hd-rum-translator.cpp
+++ b/src/hd-rum-translator/hd-rum-translator.cpp
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ static bool parse_fmt(int argc, char **argv, char **bufsize, unsigned short *por
         } else if(strcmp(argv[start_index], "--help") == 0) {
             usage(argv[0]);
             return false;
+        } else {
+            usage(argv[0]);
+            return false;
         }
         start_index++;
     }