diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 14c5d4ee68..2442078969 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -2859,12 +2859,10 @@
           </group>
         </choice>
         <interleave>
-          <optional>
-            <element name="target">
-              <attribute name="dir"/>
-              <empty/>
-            </element>
-          </optional>
+          <element name="target">
+            <attribute name="dir"/>
+            <empty/>
+          </element>
           <optional>
             <attribute name="accessmode">
               <choice>