diff --git a/node_scripts/utils/vttextract.js b/node_scripts/utils/vttextract.js
index dec9d8ac..2052e099 100755
--- a/node_scripts/utils/vttextract.js
+++ b/node_scripts/utils/vttextract.js
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ function parseArgs()
 			case '--recursive':
 				opts.recursive = true;
 				break;
+			case '-h':
+			case '--help':
+				return false;
 			default:
 				if(!opts.inPath)
 					opts.inPath = process.argv[i];