diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/strtotime.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/strtotime.xml
index fd07ee1e99..2663dfd394 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/strtotime.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/strtotime.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ if (($timestamp = strtotime($str)) === false) {
     dash (<literal>-</literal>) or a dot (<literal>.</literal>), then the
     European <literal>d-m-y</literal> format is assumed.
     If, however, the year is given in a two digit format and the separator is a
-    dash (<literal>-</literal>, the date string is parsed as
+    dash (<literal>-</literal>), the date string is parsed as
     <literal>y-m-d</literal>.
    </para>
    <para>