diff --git a/unpack-file.c b/unpack-file.c
index ac9cbf7cd8..e9d8934691 100644
--- a/unpack-file.c
+++ b/unpack-file.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 
-	if (argc != 2)
+	if (argc != 2 || !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
 		usage("git unpack-file <sha1>");
 	if (get_sha1(argv[1], sha1))
 		die("Not a valid object name %s", argv[1]);