diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index 0e63c5ab4d..0c66951add 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -1435,6 +1435,9 @@ _docker_container_exec() {
 			__docker_complete_user_group
 			return
 			;;
+		--workdir|-w)
+			return
+			;;
 	esac
 
 	case "$cur" in