diff --git a/plugins/macos/macos.plugin.zsh b/plugins/macos/macos.plugin.zsh
index e27d412c8..a4347005e 100644
--- a/plugins/macos/macos.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/macos/macos.plugin.zsh
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ function quick-look() {
 }
 
 function man-preview() {
+  [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && >&2 echo "Usage: $0 command1 [command2 ...]" && return 1
+
   local page
   for page in "${(@f)"$(man -w $@)"}"; do
     command mandoc -Tpdf $page | open -f -a Preview