diff --git a/desktop/scripts/build-flipper-server-release.tsx b/desktop/scripts/build-flipper-server-release.tsx
index 5492611bc..afdb6b537 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/build-flipper-server-release.tsx
+++ b/desktop/scripts/build-flipper-server-release.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
   })
   .help()
-  .strict()
   .parse(process.argv.slice(1));
 
 if (isFB) {
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/build-plugin.tsx b/desktop/scripts/build-plugin.tsx
index 5eb4452de..5bf20690d 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/build-plugin.tsx
+++ b/desktop/scripts/build-plugin.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
   })
   .help()
-  .strict()
   .parse(process.argv.slice(1));
 
 async function buildPlugin() {
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/build-release.tsx b/desktop/scripts/build-release.tsx
index 51687e79c..54dbdabf5 100755
--- a/desktop/scripts/build-release.tsx
+++ b/desktop/scripts/build-release.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
   })
   .help()
-  .strict()
   .check((argv) => {
     const targetSpecified =
       argv.mac ||
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/tsc-plugins.tsx b/desktop/scripts/tsc-plugins.tsx
index 78f350e83..11ab305c6 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/tsc-plugins.tsx
+++ b/desktop/scripts/tsc-plugins.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const argv = yargs
     },
   })
   .help()
-  .strict()
   .parse(process.argv.slice(1));
 
 const pluginsDir = path.join(rootDir, argv.dir);