diff --git a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
index 52d7bf88c071..bf99464b5138 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tar/bsdtar.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 			break;
 		default:
-			bsdtar_warnc(bsdtar, 0, "Unrecognized option -c", optopt);
 			usage(bsdtar);
 		}
 	}