diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/scribble.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/scribble.scrbl
index d4d8d566d2..1590a2c469 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/scribble.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/scribble.scrbl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Prefer ``function'' to ``procedure.''
 Avoid cut-and-paste for descriptive text. If two functions are
 similar, consider documenting them together with
 @scheme[deftogether]. To abstract a description, consider using
-explicit prose abstraction, such as ``@scheme[x] is like @scheme[@y],
+explicit prose abstraction, such as ``@scheme[x] is like @scheme[y],
 except that ...,'' instead of abstracting the source and instantiating
 it multiple times; often, a prose abstraction is clearer to the reader
 than a hidden abstraction in the document implementation.