diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.c b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.c
index 00fd1fe8..30ea92c0 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.c
@@ -863,7 +863,10 @@ int BSPMain( int argc, char **argv )
 		else if( !strcmp( argv[ i ], "-bsp" ) )
 			Sys_Printf( "-bsp argument unnecessary\n" );
 		else
-			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown option \"%s\"\n", argv[ i ] );
+		{
+			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown option \"%s\"\a\n", argv[ i ] );
+			sleep(1);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/* fixme: print more useful usage here */
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/light.c b/tools/quake3/q3map2/light.c
index e5e526fb..5130b2a2 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/light.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/light.c
@@ -2325,7 +2325,10 @@ int LightMain( int argc, char **argv )
 		
 		/* unhandled args */
 		else
-			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown argument \"%s\"\n", argv[ i ] );
+		{
+			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown argument \"%s\"\a\n", argv[ i ] );
+			sleep(1);
+		}
 
 	}
 	
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.c b/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.c
index 4ee843a0..d32b9d1f 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/vis.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,10 @@ int VisMain (int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		
 		else
-			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown option \"%s\"\n", argv[ i ] );
+		{
+			Sys_Printf( "WARNING: Unknown option \"%s\"\a\n", argv[ i ] );
+			sleep(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if( i != argc - 1 )