1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 86f996576..1b783f0f5 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                                 break;
                                         }
 #endif
+                                        if (strcmp(*argv, "-help")==0) {
+                                                usage(tar_usage);
+                                        }
                                         break;
 
                                 default: