diff --git a/git-remote.perl b/git-remote.perl
index 059c141b68..fc055b6d95 100755
--- a/git-remote.perl
+++ b/git-remote.perl
@@ -274,4 +274,9 @@ sub add_remote {
 	}
 	add_remote($ARGV[1], $ARGV[2]);
 }
-
+else {
+	print STDERR "Usage: git remote\n";
+	print STDERR "       git remote add <name> <url>\n";
+	print STDERR "       git remote show <name>\n";
+	exit(1);
+}