diff --git a/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check b/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
index 857eb0d7458d..ad9db6821824 100755
--- a/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
+++ b/scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ while (<IN>) {
 		# Remove URL false-positives
 		next if ($fulref =~ m/^http/);
 
+		# Remove sched-pelt false-positive
+		next if ($fulref =~ m,^Documentation/scheduler/sched-pelt$,);
+
 		# Discard some build examples from Documentation/target/tcm_mod_builder.txt
 		next if ($fulref =~ m,mnt/sdb/lio-core-2.6.git/Documentation/target,);