diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
index b038658db6..6a6c316bce 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ service with two labels:
 ```console
 $ docker service create \
   --name redis_2 \
-  --label com.example.foo="bar"
+  --label com.example.foo="bar" \
   --label bar=baz \
   redis:3.0.6
 ```