diff --git a/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax-docs.factor b/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
index 0fc5a5140b..844cb1d38f 100644
--- a/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
+++ b/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ HELP: DELETE-C-LIBRARY:
 }
 { $see-also POSTPONE: delete-inline-library } ;
 
-HELP: RAW-C:
-{ $syntax "RAW-C:" "body" ";" }
-{ $description "Insert a string into the generated source file. Useful for macros and other details not implemented in " { $snippet "alien.inline" } "." } ;
+HELP: <RAW-C
+{ $syntax "<RAW-C code RAW-C>" }
+{ $description "Insert a (multiline) string into the generated source file. Useful for macros and other details not implemented in " { $snippet "alien.inline" } "." } ;
diff --git a/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax.factor b/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax.factor
index 6cef56f9b2..ce18616bc3 100644
--- a/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/extra/alien/inline/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ SYNTAX: ;C-LIBRARY compile-c-library ;
 
 SYNTAX: DELETE-C-LIBRARY: scan delete-inline-library ;
 
-SYNTAX: RAW-C: parse-here raw-c ;
+SYNTAX: <RAW-C "RAW-C>" parse-multiline-string raw-c ;