diff --git a/t/helper/test-parse-options.c b/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
index 9fe8ce66cb..506835521a 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-parse-options.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int cmd__parse_options_flags(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, test_flag_options, usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
-	if (argc == 0 || strcmp(argv[0], "cmd")) {
+	if (!argc || strcmp(argv[0], "cmd")) {
 		error("'cmd' is mandatory");
 		usage_with_options(usage, test_flag_options);
 	}
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int cmd__parse_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, test_flag_options, usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
-	if (argc == 0 || strcmp(argv[0], "cmd")) {
+	if (!argc || strcmp(argv[0], "cmd")) {
 		error("'cmd' is mandatory");
 		usage_with_options(usage, test_flag_options);
 	}