diff --git a/functions/com.xml b/functions/com.xml
index 28bc2b3a61..c824cd614a 100644
--- a/functions/com.xml
+++ b/functions/com.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $conn = null;
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>string <function>VARIANT::VARIANT</function></funcdef>
-     <paramdef>mixed <parameter><optional>value/optional></parameter></paramdef>
+     <paramdef>mixed <parameter><optional>value</optional></parameter></paramdef>
      <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>type</optional></parameter></paramdef>
      <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>codepage</optional></parameter></paramdef>
     </funcprototype>