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diff --git a/src/xz/message.c b/src/xz/message.c
index c62e2b2c..4ccc893c 100644
--- a/src/xz/message.c
+++ b/src/xz/message.c
@@ -1076,8 +1076,11 @@ message_help(bool long_help)
"Compress or decompress FILEs in the .xz format.\n\n"),
progname);
- puts(_("Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for "
- "short options too.\n"));
+ // NOTE: The short help doesn't currently have options that
+ // take arguments.
+ if (long_help)
+ puts(_("Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory "
+ "for short options too.\n"));
if (long_help)
puts(_(" Operation mode:\n"));