diff --git a/optparse-generic.cabal b/optparse-generic.cabal
--- a/optparse-generic.cabal
+++ b/optparse-generic.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: optparse-generic
-Version: 1.1.1
+Version: 1.1.2
 Cabal-Version: >=1.8.0.2
 Build-Type: Simple
 License: BSD3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         system-filepath      >= 0.3.1   && < 0.5 ,
         text                               < 1.3 ,
         transformers         >= 0.2.0.0 && < 0.6 ,
-        optparse-applicative >= 0.11.0  && < 0.13,
+        optparse-applicative >= 0.11.0  && < 0.14,
         time                 >= 1.5     && < 1.7 ,
         void                               < 0.8 ,
         bytestring                         < 0.11
diff --git a/src/Options/Generic.hs b/src/Options/Generic.hs
--- a/src/Options/Generic.hs
+++ b/src/Options/Generic.hs
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@
             , prefShowHelpOnError = False
             , prefBacktrack       = True
             , prefColumns         = 80
+            , prefShowHelpOnEmpty = False
             }
     let header = Options.header ""
     let info   = Options.info parseRecord header