diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/CreateJobCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/CreateJobCommand.java
index 3f0c522c02093e2a29f483983a3d68b46248668e..f640ae61a50a911db531f82d3227c1ace7bef7cf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/CreateJobCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/CreateJobCommand.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class CreateJobCommand extends CLICommand {
         return "Creates a new job by reading stdin as a configuration XML file";
     }
 
-    @Argument(metaVar="NAME",usage="Name of the job to create")
+    @Argument(metaVar="NAME",usage="Name of the job to create",required=true)
     public String name;
 
     protected int run() throws Exception {