diff --git a/lynis-report-converter.pl b/lynis-report-converter.pl
index 90ed129..4e03bec 100755
--- a/lynis-report-converter.pl
+++ b/lynis-report-converter.pl
@@ -2378,7 +2378,9 @@ if ($verbose) {
 sub usage {
 
 	if ((!$output) and (!$showversion)) {
-		print colored("You must specify an output file.\n", "yellow");
+		unless ($help) {
+			print colored("You must specify an output file.\n", "yellow");
+		}
 	}
 
 	print <<END;