diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
index 44a7ac3885..8fb3ff99de 100644
--- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
 
     </listitem>
 
+  </varlistentry>
+
   <varlistentry xml:id="conf-build-timeout"><term><literal>build-timeout</literal></term>
 
     <listitem>