diff --git a/Tools/scripts/texcheck.py b/Tools/scripts/texcheck.py
index 08692b3a4b0..35d66194966 100644
--- a/Tools/scripts/texcheck.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/texcheck.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ cmdstr = r"""
     \email \kwindex \refexmodindex \filenq \e \menuselection
     \exindex \linev \newsgroup \verbatim \setshortversion
     \author \authoraddress \paragraph \subparagraph \cmemberline
+    \textbar
 """
 
 def matchclose(c_lineno, c_symbol, openers, pairmap):