diff --git a/reference/info/functions/dl.xml b/reference/info/functions/dl.xml
index 555b48fe27..38616a9eae 100644
--- a/reference/info/functions/dl.xml
+++ b/reference/info/functions/dl.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.22 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.23 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/info.xml, last change in rev 1.29 -->
   <refentry id="function.dl">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
      or <function>dl</function>).
     </para>
     <para>
-    The <function>dl</function> function is deprecated as of PHP 5.
+    As of PHP 5, the <function>dl</function> function is deprecated in every
+    SAPI <emphasis>except</emphasis> <acronym>CLI</acronym>.
     Use <link linkend="ini.extension">Extension Loading Directives</link> 
     method instead.
     </para>