diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_foreign_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_foreign_table.sgml
index 0f4191713a..3cb6f08fcf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_foreign_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_foreign_table.sgml
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ ALTER FOREIGN TABLE distributors ALTER COLUMN street SET NOT NULL;
   <para>
    To change options of a foreign table:
 <programlisting>
-ALTER FOREIGN TABLE myschema.distributors OPTIONS (ADD opt1 'value', SET opt2 'value2', DROP opt3 'value3');
+ALTER FOREIGN TABLE myschema.distributors OPTIONS (ADD opt1 'value', SET opt2 'value2', DROP opt3);
 </programlisting></para>
 
  </refsect1>