diff --git a/lib/ssh/src/ssh.hrl b/lib/ssh/src/ssh.hrl
index f1cecf30c3cd..46d93a166212 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/src/ssh.hrl
+++ b/lib/ssh/src/ssh.hrl
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ in the User's Guide chapter.
 
 -record(ssh,
 	{
-	  role :: client | role(),
+	  role :: role(),
 	  peer :: undefined | 
                   {inet:hostname(),ip_port()},         %% string version of peer address