diff --git a/samples/main.cc b/samples/main.cc
index fcafe07..f16548b0 100644
--- a/samples/main.cc
+++ b/samples/main.cc
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@
     } else if (arg == "--dump-ast") {
       opts->dump_ast = true;
     } else if (!arg.empty()) {
+      if (arg[0] == '-') {
+        std::cerr << "Unrecognized option: " << arg << std::endl;
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!opts->input_filename.empty()) {
+        std::cerr << "More than one input file specified: '"
+                  << opts->input_filename << "' and '" << arg << "'"
+                  << std::endl;
+        return false;
+      }
       opts->input_filename = arg;
     }
   }