diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
index add7e3335..674c33ad6 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DeleteOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "delete {<id> | <url>}",
 		Short: "Delete a gist",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Args:  cmdutil.ExactArgs(1, "cannot delete: gist argument required"),
 		RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.Selector = args[0]
 			if runF != nil {