diff --git a/benchmarking/BenchmarkFilters.cxx b/benchmarking/BenchmarkFilters.cxx
index bf07837eb..23bdf2f65 100644
--- a/benchmarking/BenchmarkFilters.cxx
+++ b/benchmarking/BenchmarkFilters.cxx
@@ -775,6 +775,10 @@ struct Arg : vtkm::cont::internal::option::Arg
     bool msg)
   {
     if ((option.arg != nullptr) && (option.arg[0] != '\0'))
+    {
+      return vtkm::cont::internal::option::ARG_OK;
+    }
+    else
     {
       if (msg)
       {
@@ -782,10 +786,6 @@ struct Arg : vtkm::cont::internal::option::Arg
       }
       return vtkm::cont::internal::option::ARG_ILLEGAL;
     }
-    else
-    {
-      return vtkm::cont::internal::option::ARG_OK;
-    }
   }
 };