diff --git a/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt-create-materialized-view.md b/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt-create-materialized-view.md
index 6e1d38578..456eabcc0 100644
--- a/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt-create-materialized-view.md
+++ b/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt-create-materialized-view.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW [ IF  NOT EXISTS ] <table_name>
     [ TABLESPACE <tablespace_name> ]
     AS <query>
     [ WITH [ NO ] DATA ]
-    [DISTRIBUTED {| BY <column> [<opclass>], [ ... ] | RANDOMLY | REPLICATED }]
+    [DISTRIBUTED { BY ( <column> [<opclass>] [, ... ] ) | RANDOMLY | REPLICATED }]
 ```
 
 ## Description
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ A [SELECT](/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt-select.md), [TABLE](/docs/sql-stmts/sql-stmt
 
 This clause specifies whether or not the materialized view should be populated with data at creation time. `WITH DATA` is the default, populate the materialized view. For `WITH NO DATA`, the materialized view is not populated with data, is flagged as unscannable, and cannot be queried until `REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW` is used to populate the materialized view.
 
-**`DISTRIBUTED BY (column [opclass], [ ... ] )`**<br />
+**`[DISTRIBUTED { BY ( <column> [<opclass>] [, ... ] )`**<br />
 **`DISTRIBUTED RANDOMLY`**<br />
 **`DISTRIBUTED REPLICATED`**