diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
index 226f010023..1b16a9652e 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <type>array</type><methodname>explode</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>delimiter</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>string</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>limit</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>limit</parameter><initializer>PHP_INT_MAX</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of