diff --git a/utils/get-developers b/utils/get-developers
index 9ab5c4503f..33980366d6 100755
--- a/utils/get-developers
+++ b/utils/get-developers
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import getdeveloperlib
 import sys
 
 
-def parse_args():
+def __main__():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('patches', metavar='P', type=argparse.FileType('r'), nargs='*',
                         help='list of patches (use - to read patches from stdin)')
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ def parse_args():
                         const=True, help='validate syntax of DEVELOPERS file')
     parser.add_argument('-d', dest='filename', action='store', default=None,
                         help='override the default DEVELOPERS file (for debug)')
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-
-def __main__():
-    args = parse_args()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # Check that only one action is given
     action = 0