diff --git a/functions/pcre.xml b/functions/pcre.xml
index 0e236b4a03..dc77d07d0e 100644
--- a/functions/pcre.xml
+++ b/functions/pcre.xml
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ part 3: </a>
      <example>
       <title>Replacing several values</title>
       <programlisting>
-$patterns = array ("/(19|20\d{2})-(\d{1,2})-(\d{1,2})/", 
+$patterns = array ("/(19|20)(\d{2})-(\d{1,2})-(\d{1,2})/",
                    "/^\s*{(\w+)}\s*=/");
-$replace = array ("\\3/\\4/\\1", "$\\1 =");
+$replace = array ("\\3/\\4/\\1\\2", "$\\1 =");
 print preg_replace ($patterns, $replace, "{startDate} = 1999-5-27");
       </programlisting>
      </example>