diff --git a/picocli-codegen/src/main/java/picocli/codegen/docgen/manpage/ManPageGenerator.java b/picocli-codegen/src/main/java/picocli/codegen/docgen/manpage/ManPageGenerator.java
index a705d5ede..45c0807c3 100644
--- a/picocli-codegen/src/main/java/picocli/codegen/docgen/manpage/ManPageGenerator.java
+++ b/picocli-codegen/src/main/java/picocli/codegen/docgen/manpage/ManPageGenerator.java
@@ -501,30 +501,27 @@ static void genOptions(PrintWriter pw, CommandSpec spec) {
 
         List<ArgGroupSpec> groups = optionListGroups(spec);
         for (ArgGroupSpec group : groups) { options.removeAll(group.allOptionsNested()); }
-
-        if (options.isEmpty() && !spec.usageMessage().showEndOfOptionsDelimiterInUsageHelp()) {
-            pw.printf("// tag::picocli-generated-man-section-options[]%n");
-            pw.printf("// end::picocli-generated-man-section-options[]%n");
-            pw.println();
-            return;
-        }
-        pw.printf("// tag::picocli-generated-man-section-options[]%n");
-        pw.printf("== Options%n");
-
+        
         Comparator<OptionSpec> optionSort = spec.usageMessage().sortOptions()
                 ? new SortByShortestOptionNameAlphabetically()
                 : createOrderComparatorIfNecessary(spec.options());
-        if (optionSort != null) {
-            Collections.sort(options, optionSort); // default: sort options ABC
-        }
-        for (OptionSpec option : options) {
-            writeOption(pw, optionRenderer, paramLabelRenderer, option);
-        }
+        
+        pw.printf("// tag::picocli-generated-man-section-options[]%n");
+        if (!options.isEmpty()) {
+            pw.printf("== Options%n");
 
-        if (spec.usageMessage().showEndOfOptionsDelimiterInUsageHelp()) {
-            CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(spec).setColorScheme(COLOR_SCHEME);
-            CommandLine.Help help = cmd.getHelp();
-            writeEndOfOptions(pw, optionRenderer, paramLabelRenderer, help.END_OF_OPTIONS_OPTION);
+            if (optionSort != null) {
+                Collections.sort(options, optionSort); // default: sort options ABC
+            }
+            for (OptionSpec option : options) {
+                writeOption(pw, optionRenderer, paramLabelRenderer, option);
+            }
+    
+            if (spec.usageMessage().showEndOfOptionsDelimiterInUsageHelp()) {
+                CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(spec).setColorScheme(COLOR_SCHEME);
+                CommandLine.Help help = cmd.getHelp();
+                writeEndOfOptions(pw, optionRenderer, paramLabelRenderer, help.END_OF_OPTIONS_OPTION);
+            }
         }
 
         // now create a custom option section for each arg group that has a heading
@@ -552,6 +549,7 @@ static void genOptions(PrintWriter pw, CommandSpec spec) {
         pw.println();
     }
 
+
     /** Returns the list of {@code ArgGroupSpec}s with a non-{@code null} heading. */
     private static List<ArgGroupSpec> optionListGroups(CommandSpec commandSpec) {
         List<ArgGroupSpec> result = new ArrayList<ArgGroupSpec>();