diff --git a/src/cam/main.cpp b/src/cam/main.cpp
index 522d2f0d3373dc25..9f4c8e26751d982c 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ void signalHandler(int signal)
 
 static int parseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	KeyValueParser formatKeyValue;
 	formatKeyValue.addOption("width", OptionInteger, "Width in pixels",
 				 ArgumentRequired);
@@ -67,15 +69,14 @@ static int parseOptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 	parser.addOption(OptList, OptionNone, "List all cameras", "list");
 
 	options = parser.parse(argc, argv);
+
 	if (!options.valid())
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (argc == 1 || options.isSet(OptHelp)) {
+	if (ret || options.isSet(OptHelp))
 		parser.usage();
-		return 1;
-	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool configureStreams(Camera *camera, std::vector<Stream *> &streams)