diff --git a/common/arg.cpp b/common/arg.cpp
index 8d8ace5b46..b75f4f05f0 100644
--- a/common/arg.cpp
+++ b/common/arg.cpp
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ common_params_context common_params_parser_init(common_params & params, llama_ex
             params.mtmd_batch_max_tokens = value;
         }
     ).set_examples({LLAMA_EXAMPLE_SERVER}).set_env("LLAMA_ARG_MTMD_BATCH_MAX_TOKENS"));
-    if (llama_supports_rpc()) {
+    if (params.is_gen_docs || llama_supports_rpc()) {
         add_opt(common_arg(
             {"--rpc"}, "SERVERS",
             "comma-separated list of RPC servers (host:port)",
diff --git a/common/common.h b/common/common.h
index 919c0ea103..25dac86d8a 100644
--- a/common/common.h
+++ b/common/common.h
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ struct common_params {
     llama_progress_callback load_progress_callback = NULL;
     void *                  load_progress_callback_user_data = NULL;
     bool no_alloc = false; // Don't allocate model buffers
+
+    bool is_gen_docs = false; // whether we are running inside llama-gen-docs
 };
 
 // call once at the start of a program if it uses libcommon
diff --git a/examples/gen-docs/gen-docs.cpp b/examples/gen-docs/gen-docs.cpp
index baf61bf27b..114416719c 100644
--- a/examples/gen-docs/gen-docs.cpp
+++ b/examples/gen-docs/gen-docs.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static void write_table(std::ostringstream & ss, std::vector<common_arg *> & opt
 
 static void write_help(std::ostringstream & ss, const md_file & md) {
     common_params params;
+    params.is_gen_docs = true;
+
     auto ctx_arg = common_params_parser_init(params, md.ex);
 
     std::vector<common_arg *> common_options;
diff --git a/tools/cli/README.md b/tools/cli/README.md
index 1e2f412002..bcddd05702 100644
--- a/tools/cli/README.md
+++ b/tools/cli/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 | `-ctv, --cache-type-v TYPE` | KV cache data type for V<br/>allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1<br/>(default: f16)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_V) |
 | `-dt, --defrag-thold N` | KV cache defragmentation threshold (DEPRECATED)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DEFRAG_THOLD) |
 | `-np, --parallel N` | number of parallel sequences to decode (default: 1)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_N_PARALLEL) |
+| `--rpc SERVERS` | comma-separated list of RPC servers (host:port)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_RPC) |
 | `--mlock` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MLOCK) |
 | `--mmap, --no-mmap` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: whether to memory-map model. (if mmap disabled, slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MMAP) |
 | `-dio, --direct-io, -ndio, --no-direct-io` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: use DirectIO if available<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DIO) |
diff --git a/tools/completion/README.md b/tools/completion/README.md
index 669523b39b..bce71d68d9 100644
--- a/tools/completion/README.md
+++ b/tools/completion/README.md
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ llama-completion.exe -m models\gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf --ignore-eos -n -1
 | `-ctv, --cache-type-v TYPE` | KV cache data type for V<br/>allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1<br/>(default: f16)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_V) |
 | `-dt, --defrag-thold N` | KV cache defragmentation threshold (DEPRECATED)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DEFRAG_THOLD) |
 | `-np, --parallel N` | number of parallel sequences to decode (default: 1)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_N_PARALLEL) |
+| `--rpc SERVERS` | comma-separated list of RPC servers (host:port)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_RPC) |
 | `--mlock` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MLOCK) |
 | `--mmap, --no-mmap` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: whether to memory-map model. (if mmap disabled, slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MMAP) |
 | `-dio, --direct-io, -ndio, --no-direct-io` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: use DirectIO if available<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DIO) |
diff --git a/tools/server/README.md b/tools/server/README.md
index d7fc6c98ba..a0956f9e65 100644
--- a/tools/server/README.md
+++ b/tools/server/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ For the full list of features, please refer to [server's changelog](https://gith
 | `-ctk, --cache-type-k TYPE` | KV cache data type for K<br/>allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1<br/>(default: f16)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_K) |
 | `-ctv, --cache-type-v TYPE` | KV cache data type for V<br/>allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1<br/>(default: f16)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_V) |
 | `-dt, --defrag-thold N` | KV cache defragmentation threshold (DEPRECATED)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DEFRAG_THOLD) |
+| `--rpc SERVERS` | comma-separated list of RPC servers (host:port)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_RPC) |
 | `--mlock` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MLOCK) |
 | `--mmap, --no-mmap` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: whether to memory-map model. (if mmap disabled, slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock)<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_MMAP) |
 | `-dio, --direct-io, -ndio, --no-direct-io` | DEPRECATED in favor of `--load-mode`: use DirectIO if available<br/>(env: LLAMA_ARG_DIO) |