diff --git a/specs/jsonschema-core.md b/specs/jsonschema-core.md
index 510300b8..cb8598a4 100644
--- a/specs/jsonschema-core.md
+++ b/specs/jsonschema-core.md
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ resources, unless such a resource itself declares a different dialect by
 including the `$schema` keyword with a different value.
 
 The value of this keyword MUST be an
-[IRI](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3987) (containing a scheme) and this
+[absolute IRI](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3987) (without a fragment). This
 IRI MUST be normalized.
 
 If this IRI identifies a retrievable resource, that resource SHOULD be of media