diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/dev/BiffViewer.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/dev/BiffViewer.java
index db8a813980..3b0c91da4b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/dev/BiffViewer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/dev/BiffViewer.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public final class BiffViewer {
 					} else if ("--rawhex".equals(arg)) {
 						rawhex = true;
                     } else if ("--noheader".equals(arg)) {
-                        noheader = false;
+                        noheader = true;
 					} else {
 						throw new CommandParseException("Unexpected option '" + arg + "'");
 					}