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diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.c b/sys-utils/hwclock.c
index 0c587957d..bb3a9d897 100644
--- a/sys-utils/hwclock.c
+++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
}
if (ctl.set || ctl.predict) {
+ if (!ctl.date_opt){
+ warnx(_("--date is required for --set or --predict"));
+ hwclock_exit(&ctl, EX_USAGE);
+ }
if (parse_date(&when, ctl.date_opt, NULL))
set_time = when.tv_sec;
else {