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diff --git a/src/chmod.c b/src/chmod.c
index 24450647a..7dea0a24b 100644
--- a/src/chmod.c
+++ b/src/chmod.c
@@ -425,7 +425,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
if (optind >= argc)
{
- error (0, 0, _("too few arguments"));
+ if (modeind == 0 || modeind != argc - 1)
+ error (0, 0, _("missing operand"));
+ else
+ error (0, 0, _("missing operand after %s"), quote (argv[argc - 1]));
usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
}