1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/busybox.c b/busybox.c
index f0258c36e..0892e84ec 100644
--- a/busybox.c
+++ b/busybox.c
@@ -199,12 +199,7 @@ int busybox_main(int argc, char **argv)
     argc--;
     argv++;
 
-    /* If we've already been here once, exit now */
-    if (been_there_done_that == 1)
-        return -1;
-    been_there_done_that = 1;
-
-    if (argc < 1) {
+    if (been_there_done_that == 1 || argc < 1) {
         const struct Applet *a = applets;
         fprintf(stderr, "BusyBox v%s (%s) multi-call binary -- GPL2\n",
                 BB_VER, BB_BT);
@@ -224,6 +219,9 @@ int busybox_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         fprintf(stderr, "\n\n");
         exit(-1);
-    } else
+    } else {
+        /* If we've already been here once, exit now */
+        been_there_done_that = 1;
         return (main(argc, argv));
+    }
 }