diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/StarlarkRuleContextApi.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/StarlarkRuleContextApi.java
index c6df240c053388..57063802c14bac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/StarlarkRuleContextApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/StarlarkRuleContextApi.java
@@ -500,8 +500,9 @@ String expandMakeVariables(
         @Param(
             name = "short_paths",
             named = true,
+            positional = false,
             defaultValue = "False",
-            doc = "Use root relative paths instead of full exec paths"),
+            documented = false),
       },
       allowReturnNones = true,
       useStarlarkThread = true)