1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c
index dab67a0534..79425e5939 100644
--- a/apps/req.c
+++ b/apps/req.c
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (argc != 0)
         goto opthelp;
 
+    if (days && !x509)
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "Ignoring -days; not generating a certificate");
     if (x509 && infile == NULL)
         newreq = 1;