diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 14ea295113..767ca61ca6 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
+
+USAGE='<fetch-options> <repository> <refspec>...'
 . git-sh-setup
 . git-parse-remote
 _x40='[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]'
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ do
 	-v|--verbose)
 		verbose=Yes
 		;;
+	-*)
+		usage
+		;;
 	*)
 		break
 		;;