diff --git a/src/parse/validator.rs b/src/parse/validator.rs
index 5d03811d830..92702af6a9a 100644
--- a/src/parse/validator.rs
+++ b/src/parse/validator.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd> Validator<'help, 'cmd> {
         let used_filtered: Vec<Id> = matcher
             .arg_names()
             .filter(|arg_id| matcher.check_explicit(arg_id, ArgPredicate::IsPresent))
+            .filter(|n| {
+                // Filter out the args we don't want to specify.
+                self.cmd.find(n).map_or(true, |a| !a.is_hide_set())
+            })
             .filter(|key| !conflicting_keys.contains(key))
             .cloned()
             .collect();