diff --git a/src/org/apache/xalan/xsltc/cmdline/Compile.java b/src/org/apache/xalan/xsltc/cmdline/Compile.java
index e4d169c..c25fc1f 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/xalan/xsltc/cmdline/Compile.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/xalan/xsltc/cmdline/Compile.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	}
 	catch (GetOptsException ex) {
 	    System.err.println(ex);
-	    printUsage(); // exits with code '-1'
+	    printUsage();
 	}
 	catch (Exception e) {
 	    e.printStackTrace();