diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/jaxb/SyntheticSynonymType.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/jaxb/SyntheticSynonymType.java
index 5d3ad01c0a..46d00d5146 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/jaxb/SyntheticSynonymType.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/jaxb/SyntheticSynonymType.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.jooq.util.jaxb.tools.XMLBuilder;
  *         <element name="catalog" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
  *         <element name="schema" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
  *         <element name="name" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string"/>
- *         <element name="table" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
+ *         <element name="table" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string"/>
  *         <element name="ignoreUnused" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
  *       </all>
  *     </restriction>
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class SyntheticSynonymType implements Serializable, XMLAppendable
     @XmlElement(required = true)
     @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(StringAdapter.class)
     protected String name;
+    @XmlElement(required = true)
     @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(StringAdapter.class)
     protected String table;
     @XmlElement(defaultValue = "false")
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/resources/org/jooq/meta/xsd/jooq-codegen-3.20.0.xsd b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/resources/org/jooq/meta/xsd/jooq-codegen-3.20.0.xsd
index 86638f3202..6fb9021aa9 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/resources/org/jooq/meta/xsd/jooq-codegen-3.20.0.xsd
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/resources/org/jooq/meta/xsd/jooq-codegen-3.20.0.xsd
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ This feature is available in the commercial distribution only.]]></jxb:javadoc><
         <annotation><appinfo><jxb:property><jxb:javadoc><![CDATA[The synonym name.]]></jxb:javadoc></jxb:property></appinfo></annotation>
       </element>
 
-      <element name="table" type="string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+      <element name="table" type="string" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
         <annotation><appinfo><jxb:property><jxb:javadoc><![CDATA[A regular expression matching a table to which to apply this synthetic synonym.]]></jxb:javadoc></jxb:property></appinfo></annotation>
       </element>