diff --git a/docs/static/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/static/configuration.asciidoc
index 91680b7a4..a828fbc30 100644
--- a/docs/static/configuration.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/static/configuration.asciidoc
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ match => {
   "field2" => "value2"
   ...
 }
+# or as a single line. No commas between entries:
+match => { "field1" => "value1" "field2" => "value2" }
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