diff --git a/util/ifdtool/ifdtool.c b/util/ifdtool/ifdtool.c
index 32b2081d93..5993bfc99b 100644
--- a/util/ifdtool/ifdtool.c
+++ b/util/ifdtool/ifdtool.c
@@ -2514,10 +2514,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 		case 'h':
 		case '?':
-		default:
 			print_usage(argv[0]);
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 			break;
+		default:
+			print_usage(argv[0]);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			break;
 		}
 	}