diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/syntax/scribblings/parse/patterns.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/syntax/scribblings/parse/patterns.scrbl
index bd446e9208..8d6baee336 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/syntax/scribblings/parse/patterns.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/syntax/scribblings/parse/patterns.scrbl
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ above).
 ]
 }
 
-@specsubform[(@#,def[~describe s] maybe-opaque expr S-pattern)
+@specsubform[(@#,def[~describe s] maybe-role maybe-opaque expr S-pattern)
              #:grammar
              ([maybe-opaque (code:line)
                             (code:line #:opaque)]