diff --git a/core/syntax/syntax-docs.factor b/core/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
index 18434166b9..707f1276a0 100644
--- a/core/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
+++ b/core/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ HELP: MATH:
 { $description "Defines a new generic word which uses the " { $link math-combination } " method combination." } ;
 
 HELP: HOOK:
-{ $syntax "HOOK: word variable ( stack -- effect ) " }
+{ $syntax "HOOK: word variable ( stack -- effect )" }
 { $values { "word" "a new word to define" } { "variable" word } }
 { $description "Defines a new hook word in the current vocabulary. Hook words are generic words which dispatch on the value of a variable, so methods are defined with " { $link POSTPONE: M: } ". Hook words differ from other generic words in that the dispatch value is removed from the stack before the chosen method is called." }
 { $examples