diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileinfo/getrealpath.xml b/reference/spl/splfileinfo/getrealpath.xml
index 1d11decd14..42f853bfb3 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileinfo/getrealpath.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileinfo/getrealpath.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns the path to the file.
+   Returns the path to the file, or &false; if the file does not exist.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ var_dump($info->getRealPath());
 
 $info = new SplFileInfo('/tmp');
 var_dump($info->getRealPath());
+
+$info = new SplFileInfo('/I/Do/Not/Exist');
+var_dump($info->getRealPath());
+
+$info = new SplFileInfo("");
+var_dump($info->getRealPath());
 ?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@ var_dump($info->getRealPath());
 <![CDATA[
 string(28) "/private/tmp/phptempfile.php" 
 string(12) "/private/tmp"
+bool(false)
+string(12) "/private/tmp" 
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>
@@ -62,6 +70,7 @@ string(12) "/private/tmp"
   <para>
    <simplelist>
     <member><methodname>SplFileInfo::isLink</methodname></member>
+    <member><methodname>realpath</methodname></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>