diff --git a/doc/lxc-create.sgml.in b/doc/lxc-create.sgml.in
index b90d67312..da32bb744 100644
--- a/doc/lxc-create.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc-create.sgml.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
       <command>lxc-create</command>
       <arg choice="req">-n <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
       <arg choice="opt">-f <replaceable>config_file</replaceable></arg>
-      <arg choice="opt">-t <replaceable>template</replaceable></arg>
+      <arg choice="reg">-t <replaceable>template</replaceable></arg>
       <arg choice="opt">-B <replaceable>backingstore</replaceable></arg>
       <arg choice="opt">-- <replaceable>template-options</replaceable></arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>