diff --git a/app/common/commandlineparser.cpp b/app/common/commandlineparser.cpp
index 3eed80942..9585a0c69 100644
--- a/app/common/commandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/app/common/commandlineparser.cpp
@@ -115,24 +115,24 @@ void CommandLineParser::PrintHelp(const char* filename)
   }
 
   const char* basename;
-  bool path = true;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
   basename = strrchr(filename, '\\');
   if (!basename) {
     basename = strrchr(filename, '/');
   }
-  // If no slashes are found we are probably running Olive from the executables own directory
-  // so we set basename equal to the filename (olive-editor.exe). This ensures basename is
-  // always valid.
-  if (!basename) {
-    basename = filename;
-    path = false;
-  }
 #else
   basename = strrchr(filename, '/');
 #endif
 
-  printf("Usage: %s [options] %s\n\n", path ? basename + 1 : basename, positional_args.toUtf8().constData());
+  if (basename) {
+    // Slash found, increment pointer to avoid showing the slash itself
+    basename++;
+  } else {
+    // If no slashes are found, assume string is already a basename
+    basename = filename;
+  }
+
+  printf("Usage: %s [options] %s\n\n", basename, positional_args.toUtf8().constData());
   foreach (const KnownOption& o, options_) {
     QString all_args;