diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
index cc49400b4af8..7ea231172c85 100644
--- a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
+	if (!maskset && !tid && !containerset) {
+		usage();
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		int i;