diff --git a/qemu-io-cmds.c b/qemu-io-cmds.c
index baeae86d8c..4153f1c0b0 100644
--- a/qemu-io-cmds.c
+++ b/qemu-io-cmds.c
@@ -2383,14 +2383,7 @@ static const cmdinfo_t sleep_cmd = {
 
 static void help_oneline(const char *cmd, const cmdinfo_t *ct)
 {
-    if (cmd) {
-        printf("%s ", cmd);
-    } else {
-        printf("%s ", ct->name);
-        if (ct->altname) {
-            printf("(or %s) ", ct->altname);
-        }
-    }
+    printf("%s ", cmd);
 
     if (ct->args) {
         printf("%s ", ct->args);
@@ -2420,7 +2413,7 @@ static int help_f(BlockBackend *blk, int argc, char **argv)
 {
     const cmdinfo_t *ct;
 
-    if (argc == 1) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
         help_all();
         return 0;
     }