diff --git a/libavcodec/motion-test.c b/libavcodec/motion-test.c
index bf63182db12675779dfc08eb955b102f6bb3dcba..2c3a0af9396ff75b55b0a3ca0659b395c81379f7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/motion-test.c
+++ b/libavcodec/motion-test.c
@@ -119,15 +119,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int flags[2] = { AV_CPU_FLAG_MMX, AV_CPU_FLAG_MMX2 };
     int flags_size = HAVE_MMX2 ? 2 : 1;
 
-    for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "h");
-        if (c == -1)
-            break;
-        switch(c) {
-        case 'h':
-            help();
-            return 1;
-        }
+    if (argc > 1) {
+        help();
+        return 1;
     }
 
     printf("Libav motion test\n");