diff --git a/doc/net.server.lua b/doc/net.server.lua
index f07a2bd06..7342c5499 100644
--- a/doc/net.server.lua
+++ b/doc/net.server.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 -- This project is MIT/X11 licensed. Please see the
 -- COPYING file in the source package for more information.
 
+--luacheck: ignore
+
 --[[
 This file is a template for writing a net.server compatible backend.
 ]]