diff --git a/checkmetrics.sh b/checkmetrics.sh
index c3104ca152..5bf38d63cd 100755
--- a/checkmetrics.sh
+++ b/checkmetrics.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [[ ( -z "$1" ) || ( -z "$2" ) ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Ignore known issues in auto-generated and network specific collectors.
-lint=$($1 check metrics < "$2" 2>&1 | grep -v -E "^node_(entropy|memory|netstat|wifi_station)_")
+lint=$($1 check metrics < "$2" 2>&1 | grep -v -E "^node_(entropy|memory|netstat|wifi_station|udp_queues)_")
 
 if [[ -n $lint ]]; then
     echo -e "Some Prometheus metrics do not follow best practices:\n"