diff --git a/tuxrun/__main__.py b/tuxrun/__main__.py
index 6ce970e..66b0050 100644
--- a/tuxrun/__main__.py
+++ b/tuxrun/__main__.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if options.debug else logging.INFO)
 
     if not options.device:
-        if not (options.tuxmake or options.tuxbuild):
+        if not (options.tuxmake or options.tuxbuild or options.device_dict):
             parser.error("argument --device is required")
 
     if options.device and not options.device_dict: