diff --git a/cmd/camget/camget.go b/cmd/camget/camget.go
index f7a88abee..9d7f1ac43 100644
--- a/cmd/camget/camget.go
+++ b/cmd/camget/camget.go
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ func main() {
 	client.AddFlags()
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *cmdmain.FlagHelp {
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+
 	if *flagVersion {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "camget version: %s\n", buildinfo.Version())
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/cammount/cammount.go b/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
index 23efdd9c6..a89775df1 100644
--- a/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
+++ b/cmd/cammount/cammount.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if *cmdmain.FlagHelp {
+		usage()
+	}
+
 	narg := flag.NArg()
 	if narg > 2 {
 		usage()