1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 67fbff202f..f7ff48d2e8 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     parse_options(argc, argv, options, opt_input_file);
 
     if (!input_filename) {
-        show_help();
+        fprintf(stderr, "An input file must be specified\n");
         exit(1);
     }