diff --git a/Doc/tools/check-warnings.py b/Doc/tools/check-warnings.py
index c686eecf8d9271..70d074b97073a5 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/check-warnings.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/check-warnings.py
@@ -348,4 +348,4 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))