diff --git a/lldb/source/Interpreter/Options.cpp b/lldb/source/Interpreter/Options.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Interpreter/Options.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Interpreter/Options.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,12 @@
   } else
     name = "";
 
-  strm.PutCString("\nCommand Options Usage:\n");
+  const uint32_t num_options = NumCommandOptions();
+  if (num_options == 0)
+    return;
+
+  if (!only_print_args)
+    strm.PutCString("\nCommand Options Usage:\n");
 
   strm.IndentMore(2);
 
@@ -413,10 +418,6 @@
   //                                                   [options-for-level-1]
   //                                                   etc.
 
-  const uint32_t num_options = NumCommandOptions();
-  if (num_options == 0)
-    return;
-
   uint32_t num_option_sets = GetRequiredOptions().size();
 
   uint32_t i;
@@ -531,9 +532,9 @@
     strm << " " << arguments_str.GetString();
   }
 
-  strm.Printf("\n\n");
-
   if (!only_print_args) {
+    strm.Printf("\n\n");
+
     // Now print out all the detailed information about the various options:
     // long form, short form and help text:
     //   -short <argument> ( --long_name <argument> )
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/commands/platform/basic/TestPlatformCommand.py b/lldb/test/API/commands/platform/basic/TestPlatformCommand.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/commands/platform/basic/TestPlatformCommand.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/commands/platform/basic/TestPlatformCommand.py
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
         self.runCmd("help platform")
 
     @no_debug_info_test
-    def test_help_platform(self):
+    def test_help_shell_alias(self):
         self.expect("help shell", substrs=["Run a shell command on the host.",
-                                           "shell <shell-command>"])
-
+                                           "shell <shell-command>",
+                                           "'shell' is an abbreviation"])
+        # "platform shell" has options. The "shell" alias for it does not.
+        self.expect("help shell", substrs=["Command Options:"], matching=False)
 
     @no_debug_info_test
     def test_list(self):