diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
index 68b9761cdc38a..db6084b78a10d 100755
--- a/scripts/config
+++ b/scripts/config
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ else
 	FN=.config
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "" ] ; then
+	usage
+fi
+
 while [ "$1" != "" ] ; do
 	CMD="$1"
 	shift