diff --git a/expat/xmlwf/xmlwf.c b/expat/xmlwf/xmlwf.c
index e3a5b22b..ae9db191 100755
--- a/expat/xmlwf/xmlwf.c
+++ b/expat/xmlwf/xmlwf.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	outputDir = argv[i] + j + 1;
       i++;
     }
-    if (argv[i][j] == 'e') {
+    else if (argv[i][j] == 'e') {
       if (argv[i][j + 1] == '\0') {
 	if (++i == argc)
 	  usage(argv[0]);