diff --git a/internal/debug/flags.go b/internal/debug/flags.go
index 1d7ec3307..3c03f6e4a 100644
--- a/internal/debug/flags.go
+++ b/internal/debug/flags.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var (
 		Name:  "log.json",
 		Usage: "Format logs with JSON",
 	}
+	//nolint
 	vmoduleFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "vmodule",
 		Usage: "Per-module verbosity: comma-separated list of <pattern>=<level> (e.g. eth/*=5,p2p=4)",