diff --git a/builtin-merge-recursive.c b/builtin-merge-recursive.c
index d26a96e486..710674c6b2 100644
--- a/builtin-merge-recursive.c
+++ b/builtin-merge-recursive.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int cmd_merge_recursive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
}
if (argc < 4)
- die("Usage: %s ... -- ...", argv[0]);
+ usagef("%s ... -- ...", argv[0]);
for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--"))