diff --git a/btrfs_cmds.c b/btrfs_cmds.c
index d91bccd5..699dfc2c 100644
--- a/btrfs_cmds.c
+++ b/btrfs_cmds.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ int do_clone(int argc, char **argv)
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
-	if (argc - optind < 2) {
+	if (argc - optind != 2) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Invalid arguments for subvolume snapshot\n");
 		free(argv);
 		return 1;