diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
index 697cc514a5c..016486ffbac 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ in sync when changing the above synopsis!
existing roles to be automatically added as members, with the
SET option enabled. This in effect makes the
new role a group
. Roles named in this clause
- with role-level the INHERIT attribute will have
+ with the role-level INHERIT attribute will have
the INHERIT option enabled in the new membership.
New memberships will have the ADMIN option disabled.