diff --git a/common/command.c b/common/command.c
index a4a8dc6..2433a89 100644
--- a/common/command.c
+++ b/common/command.c
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ enum command_ret_t cmd_process(int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 
 int cmd_process_error(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int err)
 {
+	if (err == CMD_RET_USAGE)
+		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+
 	if (err) {
 		printf("Command '%s' failed: Error %d\n", cmdtp->name, err);
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
diff --git a/include/command.h b/include/command.h
index 04cd1e7..5b1577f 100644
--- a/include/command.h
+++ b/include/command.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ extern int cmd_auto_complete(const char *const prompt, char *buf, int *np, int *
  *
  * @cmdtp: Command which caused the error
  * @err: Error code (0 if none, -ve for error, like -EIO)
- * @return 0 if there is not error, 1 (CMD_RET_FAILURE) if an error is found
+ * @return 0 (CMD_RET_SUCCESX) if there is not error,
+ *	   1 (CMD_RET_FAILURE) if an error is found
+ *	   -1 (CMD_RET_USAGE) if 'usage' error is found
  */
 int cmd_process_error(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int err);