diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
index 145649a0aa..6057726ee4 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ centered table with the @scheme[pre-flow] parsed by
 @defproc[(commandline [pre-content any/c] ...) paragraph?]{Produces
 an inset command-line example (e.g., in typewriter font).}
 
-@defproc[(margin-note [pre-content any/c] ...) paragraph?]{Produces
+@defproc[(margin-note [pre-content any/c] ...) blockquote?]{Produces
 a @tech{blockquote} to be typeset in the margin instead of inlined.}
 
 @; ------------------------------------------------------------------------