diff --git a/docs/yaml/objects/feature.yaml b/docs/yaml/objects/feature.yaml
index 3e0ae69df..fad6cd5e7 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/objects/feature.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/objects/feature.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ methods:
 
     ```
     if get_option('directx').require(host_machine.system() == 'windows',
-          error_message: 'DirectX only available on Windows').allowed() then
+          error_message: 'DirectX only available on Windows').allowed()
       src += ['directx.c']
       config.set10('HAVE_DIRECTX', true)
     endif