diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
index 4e186f189a..bd8ad96437 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/ApkDecoder.java
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ public void setDecodeSources(short mode) throws AndrolibException {
         if (mode != DECODE_SOURCES_NONE && mode != DECODE_SOURCES_SMALI && mode != DECODE_SOURCES_SMALI_ONLY_MAIN_CLASSES) {
             throw new AndrolibException("Invalid decode sources mode: " + mode);
         }
+        if (mDecodeSources == DECODE_SOURCES_NONE && mode == DECODE_SOURCES_SMALI_ONLY_MAIN_CLASSES) {
+            LOGGER.info("--only-main-classes cannot be paired with -s/--no-src. Ignoring.");
+            return;
+        }
         mDecodeSources = mode;
     }