diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
index 134a82d31f..9f4e7a2ccb 100755
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ while (@ARGV) {
         open(F, "<$infile") || die "Couldn't open file $infile";
         @makedry = <F>;
         close(F);
+    } else {
+        die "Unknown option: " . $arg;
     }
 }