diff --git a/bin/mn b/bin/mn
index b0ad9e0e07fbbb7c00055b76c4bc54a23e419eaf..bba2353b7898412b0cc6e3e3732b883f087e94ca 100755
--- a/bin/mn
+++ b/bin/mn
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ class MininetRunner( object ):
 
         self.options, self.args = opts.parse_args()
 
+        # We don't accept extra arguments after the options
+        if self.args:
+            opts.print_help()
+            exit()
+
     def setup( self ):
         "Setup and validate environment."