diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thriftl.ll b/compiler/cpp/src/thriftl.ll
index 320d28f..0889a12 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thriftl.ll
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thriftl.ll
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 
 "abstract"           { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }
 "and"                { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }
+"args"               { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }
 "as"                 { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }
 "assert"             { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }
 "break"              { thrift_reserved_keyword(yytext); }