diff --git a/functions/session.xml b/functions/session.xml
index 2c1f5cc813..0e27dc3bbd 100644
--- a/functions/session.xml
+++ b/functions/session.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.81 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.82 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.session">
   <title>Session handling functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sessions</titleabbrev>
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ session_destroy();
 // If you are using session_name("something"), don't forget it now!
 session_start();
 // Unset all of the session variables.
-unset($_SESSION);
+$_SESSION = array();
 // Finally, destroy the session.
 session_destroy();
 
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ $_SESSION["spongebob"] = "He's got square pants.";
       If <varname>$_SESSION</varname> (or
       <varname>$HTTP_SESSION_VARS</varname> for PHP 4.0.6 or less) is
       used, use <function>unset</function> to unregister session
-      variable. i.e. unset($_SESSION);
+      variable. i.e. $_SESSION = array();
      </para>
     </note>
    </refsect1>