diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/suppressed-options.yml b/changelogs/fragments/suppressed-options.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a125f8f8309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/suppressed-options.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Exclude internal options from man pages and docs.
diff --git a/packaging/pep517_backend/_generate_man.py b/packaging/pep517_backend/_generate_man.py
index c4cccdde258..e3c76aad1f8 100644
--- a/packaging/pep517_backend/_generate_man.py
+++ b/packaging/pep517_backend/_generate_man.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def get_options(optlist):
 
     opts = []
     for opt in optlist:
+        if opt.help == argparse.SUPPRESS:
+            continue
         res = {
             'desc': opt.help,
             'options': opt.option_strings