diff --git a/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 if(BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI)
 	add_custom_target(doc-rpc
 		COMMENT "Generating RPC documentation"
-		COMMAND go run "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/generate.go"
+		COMMAND go run "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/generate.go" -regtest
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
 		DEPENDS bitcoin-cli
 	)
diff --git a/doc/rpc/generate.go b/doc/rpc/generate.go
--- a/doc/rpc/generate.go
+++ b/doc/rpc/generate.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 }
 
 func run(args ...string) string {
+	additionalArgs := os.Args[1:]
+	args = append(additionalArgs, args...)
 	return runCommand(bitcoin_cli_path, args...)
 }
-