diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 4c37d22ec..a753346eb 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -1172,8 +1172,7 @@ _e_main_parse_arguments(int argc, char **argv)
           e_nopause = EINA_TRUE;
         else if ((!strcmp(argv[i], "-h")) ||
                  (!strcmp(argv[i], "-help")) ||
-                 (!strcmp(argv[i], "--help")) ||
-                 argv[i][0])
+                 (!strcmp(argv[i], "--help")))
           {
              printf
                (_(