diff --git a/pkg/main.c b/pkg/main.c
index 4016509..8978414 100644
--- a/pkg/main.c
+++ b/pkg/main.c
@@ -555,58 +555,62 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	cmdargv = argv;
 	cmdargc = argc;
 
-	if (argc < 2)
-		usage(NULL, NULL);
+	if (strcmp(getprogname(), "pkg") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(getprogname(), "pkg-static") == 0) {
+
+		if (argc < 2)
+			usage(NULL, NULL);
 
 #ifndef NO_LIBJAIL
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "dj:c:C:R:lNvq")) != -1) {
+		while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "dj:c:C:R:lNvq")) != -1) {
 #else
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "d:c:C:R:lNvq")) != -1) {
+		while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "d:c:C:R:lNvq")) != -1) {
 #endif
-		switch (ch) {
-		case 'd':
-			debug++;
-			break;
-		case 'c':
-			chroot_path = optarg;
-			break;
-		case 'C':
-			conffile = optarg;
-			break;
-		case 'R':
-			reposdir = optarg;
-			break;
+			switch (ch) {
+			case 'd':
+				debug++;
+				break;
+			case 'c':
+				chroot_path = optarg;
+				break;
+			case 'C':
+				conffile = optarg;
+				break;
+			case 'R':
+				reposdir = optarg;
+				break;
 #ifndef NO_LIBJAIL
-		case 'j':
-			jail_str = optarg;
-			break;
+			case 'j':
+				jail_str = optarg;
+				break;
 #endif
-		case 'l':
-			show_commands = true;
-			break;
-		case 'N':
-			activation_test = true;
-			break;
-		case 'v':
-			version++;
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
+			case 'l':
+				show_commands = true;
+				break;
+			case 'N':
+				activation_test = true;
+				break;
+			case 'v':
+				version++;
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
 		}
-	}
-	argc -= optind;
-	argv += optind;
+		argc -= optind;
+		argv += optind;
 
-	if (version == 1)
-		show_version_info(version);
+		if (version == 1)
+			show_version_info(version);
 
-	if (show_commands && version == 0) {
-		show_command_names();
-		exit(EX_OK);
-	}
+		if (show_commands && version == 0) {
+			show_command_names();
+			exit(EX_OK);
+		}
 
-	if (argc == 0 && version == 0 && !activation_test)
-		usage(conffile, reposdir);
+		if (argc == 0 && version == 0 && !activation_test)
+			usage(conffile, reposdir);
+	}
 
 	umask(022);
 	pkg_event_register(&event_callback, &debug);