diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 45f4501183..2c5f548a94 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1423,6 +1423,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, DeveloperFlag, TestnetFlag, RinkebyFlag, GoerliFlag)
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, LightLegacyServFlag, LightServeFlag, SyncModeFlag, "light")
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, DeveloperFlag, ExternalSignerFlag) // Can't use both ephemeral unlocked and external signer
+	CheckExclusive(ctx, GCModeFlag, "archive", TxLookupLimitFlag)
 
 	var ks *keystore.KeyStore
 	if keystores := stack.AccountManager().Backends(keystore.KeyStoreType); len(keystores) > 0 {