diff --git a/finddisappeared b/finddisappeared
index fd1f692..913ed6c 100755
--- a/finddisappeared
+++ b/finddisappeared
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ sub main {
 	print_version() and exit if $opt_version;
 	print_help()    and exit if $opt_help;
 
-	die "$PROGRAM: invalid option @ARGV\n$help_ref\n" if @ARGV;
+	die "$PROGRAM: invalid option -- '@ARGV'\n$help_ref\n" if @ARGV;
 
 	finddisappeared $opt_root;
 }