diff --git a/collects/scribble/private/manual-form.ss b/collects/scribble/private/manual-form.ss
index 1302b65d..7f032455 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/private/manual-form.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/private/manual-form.ss
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
     [(_ #:literals lits [spec ...] desc ...)
      (syntax/loc stx
        (defform*/subs #:literals lits [spec ...] () desc ...))]
+    [(_ #:id id [spec ...] desc ...)
+     (syntax/loc stx
+       (defform*/subs #:id id [spec ...] () desc ...))]
     [(_ [spec ...] desc ...)
      (syntax/loc stx
        (defform*/subs [spec ...] () desc ...))]))