diff --git a/language/basic-syntax.xml b/language/basic-syntax.xml
index 8580379e8b..5c5973a8a3 100644
--- a/language/basic-syntax.xml
+++ b/language/basic-syntax.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.35 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.36 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.basic-syntax">
   <title>Basic syntax</title>
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
     trailing newline if one is present. Also, the closing tag
     automatically implies a semicolon; you do not need to have a
     semicolon terminating the last line of a PHP block.
+    Closing tag of a PHP block at the end of a file is optional.
    </para>
     
    <para>