diff --git a/app/trace_record/trace_record.c b/app/trace_record/trace_record.c
index ac815b020..e17bcb5b1 100644
--- a/app/trace_record/trace_record.c
+++ b/app/trace_record/trace_record.c
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			file_name = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'h':
+			usage();
+			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		default:
 			usage();
 			exit(1);