diff --git a/doc/tools/test-manpage.sh b/doc/tools/test-manpage.sh
index 8fdb0913..be12d0f2 100755
--- a/doc/tools/test-manpage.sh
+++ b/doc/tools/test-manpage.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ TOOLS=`find "${SOURCE_PATH}/doc/tools" -name "*.1.xml" | sed -E -e "s|.*/([a-z0-
 ALL=1
 
 for T in $TOOLS; do
-	SWITCHES=`${SOURCE_PATH}/src/tools/${T} 2>&1 | awk '{if (match($0,"--[a-zA-Z0-9-]*",a) != 0) print a[0]} {if (match($0," -[a-zA-Z0-9]",a) != 0) print a[0]}'`
+	SWITCHES=$( ${SOURCE_PATH}/src/tools/${T} --help 2>&1 \
+		    | grep -v "unrecognized option '--help'" \
+		    | awk '{if (match($0,"--[a-zA-Z0-9-]*",a) != 0) print a[0]}
+		           {if (match($0," -[a-zA-Z0-9]",a) != 0) print a[0]}' )
+
 	for S in $SWITCHES; do
 		grep -q -- "$S" ${SOURCE_PATH}/doc/tools/${T}.1.xml || { echo "${T}: missing switch $S"; ALL=0; };
 	done