diff --git a/scripts/wk/exe.py b/scripts/wk/exe.py
index 92d48cdd..7b2ef344 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/exe.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/exe.py
@@ -256,8 +256,9 @@ def run_program(
     pipe=pipe,
     shell=shell,
     **kwargs)
+  check = cmd_kwargs.pop('check', True) # Avoids linting warning
   try:
-    proc = subprocess.run(**cmd_kwargs)
+    proc = subprocess.run(check=check, **cmd_kwargs)
   except FileNotFoundError:
     LOG.error('Command not found: %s', cmd)
     raise