diff --git a/src/ccextractor.c b/src/ccextractor.c
index e8d2cffa5..3e78b20cf 100644
--- a/src/ccextractor.c
+++ b/src/ccextractor.c
@@ -440,9 +440,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (compile_ret == EXIT_NO_INPUT_FILES)
 	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: No input file provided.\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ccextractor <input_file>\n\n");
 		print_usage();
-		fatal(EXIT_NO_INPUT_FILES, "(This help screen was shown because there were no input files)\n");
+		exit(EXIT_NO_INPUT_FILES);
 	}
+
 	else if (compile_ret == EXIT_WITH_HELP)
 	{
 		return EXIT_OK;