diff --git a/bcachefs.c b/bcachefs.c
index 910e0b16..304a01bb 100644
--- a/bcachefs.c
+++ b/bcachefs.c
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!strcmp(cmd, "list"))
 		return cmd_list(argc, argv);
 
+	if (!strcmp(cmd, "--help")) {
+		usage();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	printf("Unknown command %s\n", cmd);
 	usage();
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);