diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 07a5fe39fb..83eac0aeab 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int handle_alias(struct strvec *args)
 	alias_command = args->v[0];
 	alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
 	if (alias_string) {
-		if (args->nr > 1 && !strcmp(args->v[1], "-h"))
+		if (args->nr == 2 && !strcmp(args->v[1], "-h"))
 			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("'%s' is aliased to '%s'"),
 				   alias_command, alias_string);
 		if (alias_string[0] == '!') {