diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 33ce7c4ea6..1ce19668d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     FORCE_QUOTE { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
     FORCE_NOT_NULL { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
     FORCE_NULL { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
-    ON_ERROR '<replaceable class="parameter">error_action</replaceable>'
+    ON_ERROR <replaceable class="parameter">error_action</replaceable>
     ENCODING '<replaceable class="parameter">encoding_name</replaceable>'
     LOG_VERBOSITY <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable>
 </synopsis>