diff --git a/docs/schemas/nodedev.rng b/docs/schemas/nodedev.rng
index d2bebffd52..81ab4d4856 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/nodedev.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/nodedev.rng
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
       <!-- The name of the network, used to refer to it through the API
          and in virsh -->
       <element name="name"><text/></element>
+      <optional>
+        <element name="path"><text/></element>
+      </optional>
       <optional>
         <element name="parent"><text/></element>
       </optional>