diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index a73b02276cb..8a2038f76c8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     QUOTE '<replaceable class="parameter">quote_character</replaceable>'
     ESCAPE '<replaceable class="parameter">escape_character</replaceable>'
     FORCE_QUOTE { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
-    FORCE_NOT_NULL ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) |
+    FORCE_NOT_NULL ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] )
     ENCODING '<replaceable class="parameter">encoding_name</replaceable>'
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>