src/main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c08b171..38fab6a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
   passed to the executable. */
   if (!gtk_init_with_args(&argc, &argv, NULL, entries, PACKAGE, &cli_error))
     {
-      if (cli_error != NULL)
+      if (cli_error != NULL && !version)
         {
           g_print (_("%s: %s\nTry %s --help to see a full list of"
                      " available command line options.\n"),