diff --git a/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml b/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
index b4ea5eade6..fb75a63b38 100644
--- a/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
+++ b/reference/errorfunc/ini.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- $Revision$ -->
-<section xml:id="errorfunc.configuration" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+<section xml:id="errorfunc.configuration" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  &reftitle.runtime;
  &extension.runtime;
  <para>
@@ -309,10 +309,14 @@
     </term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      If this parameter is set to Off, then memory leaks will not be shown (on
-      stdout or in the log). This has only effect in a debug compile, and if 
-      <link linkend="ini.error-reporting">error_reporting</link> includes
-      <constant>E_WARNING</constant> in the allowed list
+      If this parameter is set to On (the default), this parameter will show a
+      report of memory leaks detected by the Zend memory manager. This report
+      will be send to stderr on Posix platforms. On Windows, it will be send
+      to the debugger using OutputDebugString(), and can be viewed with tools
+      like <link xlink:href='&url.dbgview;'>DbgView</link>.
+      This parameter only has effect in a debug build, and if
+      error_reporting includes <constant>E_WARNING</constant> in the allowed
+      list.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>