diff --git a/contrib/devtools/check-doc.py b/contrib/devtools/check-doc.py
index 9c589e6e6..8c73cf1e8 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/check-doc.py
+++ b/contrib/devtools/check-doc.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CMD_GREP_DOCS = r"egrep -r -I 'HelpMessageOpt\(\"\-[^\"=]+?(=|\")' %s" % (CMD_RO
 REGEX_ARG = re.compile(r'(?:map(?:Multi)?Args(?:\.count\(|\[)|Get(?:Bool)?Arg\()\"(\-[^\"]+?)\"')
 REGEX_DOC = re.compile(r'HelpMessageOpt\(\"(\-[^\"=]+?)(?:=|\")')
 # list unsupported, deprecated and duplicate args as they need no documentation
-SET_DOC_OPTIONAL = set(['-rpcssl', '-benchmark', '-h', '-help', '-socks', '-tor', '-debugnet'])
+SET_DOC_OPTIONAL = set(['-rpcssl', '-benchmark', '-h', '-help', '-socks', '-tor', '-debugnet', '-whitelistalwaysrelay'])
 
 def main():
   used = check_output(CMD_GREP_ARGS, shell=True)