diff --git a/hack/verify-flags/known-flags.txt b/hack/verify-flags/known-flags.txt
index 81e94c0d046..1934590b5fe 100644
--- a/hack/verify-flags/known-flags.txt
+++ b/hack/verify-flags/known-flags.txt
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ maximum-dead-containers-per-container
 max-log-age
 max-log-backups
 max-log-size
+max-open-files
 max-outgoing-burst
 max-outgoing-qps
 max-pods