diff --git a/clap_builder/src/builder/command.rs b/clap_builder/src/builder/command.rs
index 0f3668e5..4c749323 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/builder/command.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/builder/command.rs
@@ -3347,6 +3347,12 @@ impl Command {
         self.bin_name.as_deref()
     }
 
+    /// Get the name of the binary.
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn get_bin_name_fallback(&self) -> &str {
+        self.bin_name.as_deref().unwrap_or_else(|| self.get_name())
+    }
+
     /// Set binary name. Uses `&mut self` instead of `self`.
     pub fn set_bin_name(&mut self, name: impl Into<String>) {
         self.bin_name = Some(name.into());
diff --git a/clap_builder/src/output/usage.rs b/clap_builder/src/output/usage.rs
index 4bb901f8..81d56e1c 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/output/usage.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/output/usage.rs
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ impl<'cmd> Usage<'cmd> {
     fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
         self.cmd
             .get_usage_name()
-            .or_else(|| self.cmd.get_bin_name())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.cmd.get_name())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.cmd.get_bin_name_fallback())
     }
 
     // Determines if we need the `[OPTIONS]` tag in the usage string
diff --git a/clap_builder/src/parser/parser.rs b/clap_builder/src/parser/parser.rs
index 4b24eb0d..93616d68 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -501,10 +501,7 @@ impl<'cmd> Parser<'cmd> {
                     self.cmd,
                     arg_os.display().to_string(),
                     candidates,
-                    self.cmd
-                        .get_bin_name()
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| self.cmd.get_name())
-                        .to_owned(),
+                    self.cmd.get_bin_name_fallback().to_owned(),
                     suggested_trailing_arg,
                     Usage::new(self.cmd).create_usage_with_title(&[]),
                 );
diff --git a/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs b/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
index 17fb7c1e..55f4633c 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ impl<'cmd> Validator<'cmd> {
             }
         }
         if !has_subcmd && self.cmd.is_subcommand_required_set() {
-            let bn = self
-                .cmd
-                .get_bin_name()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| self.cmd.get_name());
+            let bn = self.cmd.get_bin_name_fallback();
             return Err(Error::missing_subcommand(
                 self.cmd,
                 bn.to_string(),