diff --git a/docs/schemas/basictypes.rng b/docs/schemas/basictypes.rng
index b1fb939aff..ea18b2d2fb 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/basictypes.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/basictypes.rng
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@
     </data>
   </define>
 
+  <define name="vmwarePath">
+    <data type="string">
+      <param name="pattern">\[[^\]]+\] .+</param>
+    </data>
+  </define>
+
   <define name="absDirPath">
     <data type="string">
       <param name="pattern">/.*</param>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index ae25b9b1bc..50d8aa9155 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -1652,7 +1652,10 @@
         <interleave>
           <optional>
             <attribute name="file">
-              <ref name="absFilePath"/>
+              <choice>
+                <ref name="absFilePath"/>
+                <ref name="vmwarePath"/>
+              </choice>
             </attribute>
           </optional>
           <ref name="diskSourceCommon"/>