diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 550111b3ae3..062cec4eed4 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2015-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
+	PR binutils/18101
+	* readelf.c (parse_args): Enhance check for nothing to do by
+	accounting for the --wide option.
+
 	PR binutils/17636
 	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Avoid calling fatal as that does not
 	allow the parent to clean up temporary files.
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index d0b66aedf44..771d29dbce6 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ parse_args (int argc, char ** argv)
       && !do_section_groups && !do_archive_index
       && !do_dyn_syms)
     usage (stderr);
-  else if (argc < 3)
+  else if (argc < 3 || (do_wide && argc < 4))
     {
       warn (_("Nothing to do.\n"));
       usage (stderr);