diff --git a/crates/oxc_cli/src/command/lint.rs b/crates/oxc_cli/src/command/lint.rs
index 9cbd7c7ab..780a88578 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_cli/src/command/lint.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_cli/src/command/lint.rs
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ pub enum OutputFormat {
 impl FromStr for OutputFormat {
     type Err = String;
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        Ok(match s {
-            "json" => Self::Json,
-            _ => Self::Default,
-        })
+        match s {
+            "json" => Ok(Self::Json),
+            "default" => Ok(Self::Default),
+            _ => Err(format!("'{s}' is not a known format")),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +317,15 @@ mod lint_options {
         assert!(options.paths.is_empty());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn format_error() {
+        let args = "-f asdf".split(' ').map(std::string::ToString::to_string).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let result = lint_command().run_inner(args.as_slice());
+        assert!(result.is_err_and(
+            |err| err.unwrap_stderr() == "couldn't parse `asdf`: 'asdf' is not a known format"
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn list_rules() {
         let options = get_lint_options("--rules");