diff --git a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
index c9447598b..4b8ef36e2 100644
--- a/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
+++ b/src/uu/false/src/false.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 //  * file that was distributed with this source code.
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::{ffi::OsString, io::Write};
 use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, UResult};
 
 static ABOUT: &str = "\
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     // and unwind through the standard library allocation handling machinery.
     set_exit_code(1);
 
+    let args: Vec<OsString> = args.collect();
+    if args.len() > 2 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if let Err(e) = command.try_get_matches_from_mut(args) {
         let error = match e.kind() {
             clap::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp => command.print_help(),
@@ -56,7 +61,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new("help")
                 .long("help")
                 .help("Print help information")
-                .exclusive(true)
                 .action(ArgAction::Help),
         )
         .arg(
diff --git a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
index 20a9f39f0..50a0636aa 100644
--- a/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
+++ b/src/uu/true/src/true.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 //  * file that was distributed with this source code.
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::{ffi::OsString, io::Write};
 use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, UResult};
 
 static ABOUT: &str = "\
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ operation causes the program to return `1` instead.
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let mut command = uu_app();
 
+    let args: Vec<OsString> = args.collect();
+    if args.len() > 2 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if let Err(e) = command.try_get_matches_from_mut(args) {
         let error = match e.kind() {
             clap::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp => command.print_help(),
@@ -53,7 +58,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new("help")
                 .long("help")
                 .help("Print help information")
-                .exclusive(true)
                 .action(ArgAction::Help),
         )
         .arg(