diff --git a/src/clint.lua b/src/clint.lua
index 0f8a4e9f82..1931180798 100755
--- a/src/clint.lua
+++ b/src/clint.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nvim -l
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 
 -- Lints C files in the Neovim source tree.
 -- Based on Google "cpplint", modified for Neovim.
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_api_dispatch.lua b/src/gen/gen_api_dispatch.lua
index 0b33f2ce9a..fd40d662bb 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_api_dispatch.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_api_dispatch.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 -- Generates C code to bridge API <=> Lua.
 
 -- to obtain how the script is invoked, look in build/build.ninja and grep for
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_api_ui_events.lua b/src/gen/gen_api_ui_events.lua
index 3837f52fb4..e5bbe8c3b3 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_api_ui_events.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_api_ui_events.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 local mpack = vim.mpack
 
 assert(#arg == 5)
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_char_blob.lua b/src/gen/gen_char_blob.lua
index c40e0d6e82..285c9e06ac 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_char_blob.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_char_blob.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 if arg[1] == '--help' then
   print('Usage:')
   print('  ' .. arg[0] .. ' [-c] target source varname [source varname]...')
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_eval.lua b/src/gen/gen_eval.lua
index 62bcde6c64..97887ce676 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_eval.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_eval.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 local mpack = vim.mpack
 
 local funcsfname = arg[1]
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_ex_cmds.lua b/src/gen/gen_ex_cmds.lua
index 71c4f40115..becb269e4b 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_ex_cmds.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 -- Will generate files ex_cmds_enum.generated.h with cmdidx_T enum
 -- and ex_cmds_defs.generated.h with main Ex commands definitions.
 
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_filetype.lua b/src/gen/gen_filetype.lua
index 18b53f1ea4..55bed70e6c 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_filetype.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_filetype.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 local do_not_run = true
 if do_not_run then
   print([[
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_helptags.lua b/src/gen/gen_helptags.lua
index 688e3061f1..41fb77e128 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_helptags.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_helptags.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 -- Does the same as `nvim -c "helptags ++t doc" -c quit`
 -- without needing to run a "nvim" binary, which is needed for cross-compiling.
 local out = arg[1]
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_options.lua b/src/gen/gen_options.lua
index 9c88f96ae2..97be567d60 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_options.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_options.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 local options_input_file = arg[5]
 
 --- @module 'nvim.options'
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_vimvim.lua b/src/gen/gen_vimvim.lua
index f2d3e18e72..b2c9a08221 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_vimvim.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_vimvim.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 local mpack = vim.mpack
 
 local syntax_file = arg[1]
diff --git a/src/gen/hashy.lua b/src/gen/hashy.lua
index cd0e90830d..382ba480b0 100644
--- a/src/gen/hashy.lua
+++ b/src/gen/hashy.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---@diagnostic disable: no-unknown
 -- HASHY McHASHFACE
 
 local M = {}