diff --git a/src/mkdwarfs_main.cpp b/src/mkdwarfs_main.cpp
index a8efe334..b29e2e89 100644
--- a/src/mkdwarfs_main.cpp
+++ b/src/mkdwarfs_main.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ int mkdwarfs_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
 
   if (vm.count("input-list")) {
     if (vm.count("filter")) {
-      iol.err << "error: cannot use --input-list and --filter\n";
+      iol.err << "error: cannot combine --input-list and --filter\n";
       return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/tool_main_test.cpp b/test/tool_main_test.cpp
index cf561681..47a894d6 100644
--- a/test/tool_main_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tool_main_test.cpp
@@ -545,3 +545,10 @@ TEST(mkdwarfs_test, block_size_too_large) {
   EXPECT_NE(0, t.run({"-i", "/", "-o", "-", "-S", "100"}));
   EXPECT_THAT(t.err(), ::testing::HasSubstr("block size must be between"));
 }
+
+TEST(mkdwarfs_test, cannot_combine_input_list_and_filter) {
+  auto t = mkdwarfs_tester::create_empty();
+  EXPECT_NE(0, t.run({"--input-list", "-", "-o", "-", "-F", "+ *"}));
+  EXPECT_THAT(t.err(),
+              ::testing::HasSubstr("cannot combine --input-list and --filter"));
+}