diff --git a/base/public.jl b/base/public.jl
index 413c859106240..52b0dd5233e39 100644
--- a/base/public.jl
+++ b/base/public.jl
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public
     @constprop,
     @locals,
     @propagate_inbounds,
+    @__doc__,
 
 # External processes
     shell_escape,