diff --git a/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c b/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
index b8b9e0d..0f4dd97 100644
--- a/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 #define DEBUGP(x, args...)
 #endif
 
-static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
+static int counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
 
 /* Keeping track of external matches and targets.  */
 static const struct option options[] = {
-	{.name = "binary",   .has_arg = false, .val = 'b'},
 	{.name = "counters", .has_arg = false, .val = 'c'},
 	{.name = "verbose",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'v'},
 	{.name = "test",     .has_arg = false, .val = 't'},
@@ -44,8 +43,7 @@
 
 static void print_usage(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
-			"	   [ --binary ]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
 			"	   [ --counters ]\n"
 			"	   [ --verbose ]\n"
 			"	   [ --test ]\n"
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
-				binary = 1;
+				fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
 				break;
 			case 'c':
 				counters = 1;
diff --git a/iptables/ip6tables-save.c b/iptables/ip6tables-save.c
index a86a64a..16821da 100644
--- a/iptables/ip6tables-save.c
+++ b/iptables/ip6tables-save.c
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcdt:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
+		case 'b':
+			fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
+			break;
 		case 'c':
 			show_counters = 1;
 			break;
diff --git a/iptables/iptables-restore.c b/iptables/iptables-restore.c
index 8c942ff..261822d 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/iptables-restore.c
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 #define DEBUGP(x, args...)
 #endif
 
-static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
+static int counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
 
 /* Keeping track of external matches and targets.  */
 static const struct option options[] = {
-	{.name = "binary",   .has_arg = false, .val = 'b'},
 	{.name = "counters", .has_arg = false, .val = 'c'},
 	{.name = "verbose",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'v'},
 	{.name = "test",     .has_arg = false, .val = 't'},
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@
 
 static void print_usage(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
-			"	   [ --binary ]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
 			"	   [ --counters ]\n"
 			"	   [ --verbose ]\n"
 			"	   [ --test ]\n"
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
-				binary = 1;
+				fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
 				break;
 			case 'c':
 				counters = 1;
diff --git a/iptables/iptables-save.c b/iptables/iptables-save.c
index 2999c7f..2c25b71 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables-save.c
+++ b/iptables/iptables-save.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcdt:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
+		case 'b':
+			fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
+			break;
 		case 'c':
 			show_counters = 1;
 			break;
diff --git a/iptables/xtables-restore.c b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
index f7850bb..3cb095f 100644
--- a/iptables/xtables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
 #define DEBUGP(x, args...)
 #endif
 
-static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
+static int counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
 
 /* Keeping track of external matches and targets.  */
 static const struct option options[] = {
-	{.name = "binary",   .has_arg = false, .val = 'b'},
 	{.name = "counters", .has_arg = false, .val = 'c'},
 	{.name = "verbose",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'v'},
 	{.name = "test",     .has_arg = false, .val = 't'},
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@
 
 static void print_usage(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
-			"	   [ --binary ]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
 			"	   [ --counters ]\n"
 			"	   [ --verbose ]\n"
 			"	   [ --test ]\n"
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnM:T:46", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
-				binary = 1;
+				fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
 				break;
 			case 'c':
 				counters = 1;
diff --git a/iptables/xtables-save.c b/iptables/xtables-save.c
index 42d2907..fe77283 100644
--- a/iptables/xtables-save.c
+++ b/iptables/xtables-save.c
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcdt:46", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
+		case 'b':
+			fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
+			break;
 		case 'c':
 			show_counters = true;
 			break;