1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xexcat.c b/xexcat.c
index 3ec45c7..1b4ee01 100644
--- a/xexcat.c
+++ b/xexcat.c
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			/* normalize the $FFFF headers: only the first segment needs one.
 			   though if the output is DOS 1.0, it's $0984 instead. */
 			if(count == 1) {
+				if(!seg.has_ff_header) {
+					if(seg.start_addr == 0x0984) {
+						fprintf(stderr,
+								SELF ": %s: can't handle DOS 1.0 executables as input\n"
+								"  Convert this file to a regular .xex with xex1to2.\n",
+								infile);
+					}
+				}
 				if(dos1_output) {
 					seg.has_ff_header = 0;
 					fputc(0x84, out);