--- main.cpp.old	2023-12-20 14:58:28.000000000 +0100
+++ main.cpp	2023-12-21 15:13:14.931502001 +0100
@@ -154,6 +154,31 @@
 
 void parseCommandLineArguments()
 {
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+
+    #define INDENT "  "
+    #define BREAK  ""
+
+#else
+
+    #define INDENT "\n"
+    #define BREAK  "\n    "
+
+#endif  // Q_OS_WIN
+
+    const char* const usage =
+        "Usage: qpdfview [options] [--] [file[#page]] [file[#src:name:line:column]] ...\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Available options:\n"
+        INDENT "--help                      " BREAK "Show this information\n"
+        INDENT "--quiet                     " BREAK "Suppress warning messages when opening files\n"
+        INDENT "--search text               " BREAK "Search for text in the current tab\n"
+        INDENT "--unique                    " BREAK "Open files as tabs in unique window\n"
+        INDENT "--unique --instance name    " BREAK "Open files as tabs in named instance\n"
+        INDENT "--unique --choose-instance  " BREAK "Open files as tabs after choosing an instance name\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Please report bugs at \"https://launchpad.net/qpdfview\".\n";
+
     bool instanceNameIsNext = false;
     bool searchTextIsNext = false;
     bool noMoreOptions = false;
@@ -193,6 +218,13 @@
             searchTextIsNext = false;
             searchText = argument;
         }
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        else if(!noMoreOptions && (argument == QLatin1String("/help") || argument == QLatin1String("/?")))
+        {
+            qInfo() << usage;
+            exit(ExitOk);
+        }
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN
         else if(!noMoreOptions && argument.startsWith("--"))
         {
             if(argument == QLatin1String("--unique"))
@@ -221,41 +253,8 @@
                     instanceName = chosenInstanceName;
                 }
             }
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
-
             else if(argument == QLatin1String("--help"))
-
-#else
-
-            else if(argument == QLatin1String("--help") || argument == QLatin1String("/help") || argument == QLatin1String("/?"))
-
-#endif // Q_OS_WIN
             {
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
-
-                #define INDENT "  "
-                #define BREAK  ""
-
-#else
-
-                #define INDENT "\n"
-                #define BREAK  "\n    "
-
-#endif  // Q_OS_WIN
-
-                const char* const usage =
-                    "Usage: qpdfview [options] [--] [file[#page]] [file[#src:name:line:column]] ...\n"
-                    "\n"
-                    "Available options:\n"
-                    INDENT "--help                      " BREAK "Show this information\n"
-                    INDENT "--quiet                     " BREAK "Suppress warning messages when opening files\n"
-                    INDENT "--search text               " BREAK "Search for text in the current tab\n"
-                    INDENT "--unique                    " BREAK "Open files as tabs in unique window\n"
-                    INDENT "--unique --instance name    " BREAK "Open files as tabs in named instance\n"
-                    INDENT "--unique --choose-instance  " BREAK "Open files as tabs after choosing an instance name\n"
-                    "\n"
-                    "Please report bugs at \"https://launchpad.net/qpdfview\".\n";
-
                 qInfo() << usage;
                 exit(ExitOk);
             }