diff --git a/reference/array/functions/array-rand.xml b/reference/array/functions/array-rand.xml
index 291e10ed38..761d1134f2 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/array-rand.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/array-rand.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>num_req</parameter><initializer>1</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   <function>array_rand</function> is rather useful when you want to
-   pick one or more random entries out of an array.
+   Picks one ore more random entries out of an array, and returns the
+   key (or keys) of the random entries.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">