diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index cc2dadf5b0a6..a3531c6d5a3c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ func initFlagSet(fs *pflag.FlagSet, cfg *config.Config, m *lintersdb.Manager, is
 
 	// Run config
 	rc := &cfg.Run
+	fs.StringVar(&rc.ModulesDownloadMode, "modules-download-mode", "",
+		"Modules download mode. If not empty, passed as -mod=<mode> to go tools")
 	fs.IntVar(&rc.ExitCodeIfIssuesFound, "issues-exit-code",
 		exitcodes.IssuesFound, wh("Exit code when issues were found"))
 	fs.StringSliceVar(&rc.BuildTags, "build-tags", nil, wh("Build tags"))