diff --git a/cli/bomtool/main.c b/cli/bomtool/main.c
index 5398ed5..ba93555 100644
--- a/cli/bomtool/main.c
+++ b/cli/bomtool/main.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "Please specify at least one package name on the command line.\n");
 		ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;