diff --git a/src/remoted/main.c b/src/remoted/main.c
index e02f9bfd6..e7e5e8b27 100755
--- a/src/remoted/main.c
+++ b/src/remoted/main.c
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@
 #include "shared.h"
 #include "remoted.h"
 
+/* print help statement */
+void help_local()
+{
+    print_header();
+    print_out("  %s: -[Vhdtf] [-u user] [-g group] [-c config] [-D dir]", ARGV0);
+    print_out("    -V          Version and license message");
+    print_out("    -h          This help message");
+    print_out("    -d          Execute in debug mode. This parameter");
+    print_out("                can be specified multiple times");
+    print_out("                to increase the debug level.");
+    print_out("    -t          Test configuration");
+    print_out("    -f          Run in foreground");
+    print_out("    -u <user>   Run as 'user'");
+    print_out("    -g <group>  Run as 'group'");
+    print_out("    -c <config> Read the 'config' file");
+    print_out("    -D <dir>    Chroot to 'dir'");
+    print_out(" ");
+    exit(1);
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -39,7 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 print_version();
                 break;
             case 'h':
-                help(ARGV0);
+                help_local();
                 break;
             case 'd':
                 nowDebug();
@@ -71,6 +90,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                     ErrorExit("%s: -D needs an argument",ARGV0);
                 dir = optarg;
                 break;
+            default:
+                help_local();
+                break;
         }
     }