diff --git a/language/oop5/decon.xml b/language/oop5/decon.xml
index 252256cf7a..b8ad55ffa7 100644
--- a/language/oop5/decon.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/decon.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <title>Constructor</title>
    <methodsynopsis xml:id="object.construct">
     <type>void</type><methodname>__construct</methodname>
-    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>args</parameter></methodparam>
+    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>args</parameter><initializer>""</initializer></methodparam>
     <methodparam choice="opt"><parameter>...</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>