diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index db5ccd75c6..003fd37ca7 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ linkend="ini.open-basedir">open_basedir</link>.</para></note>'>
 
 <!ENTITY note.language-construct '<note xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"><simpara>Because this is a
 language construct and not a function, it cannot be called using
-<link linkend="functions.variable-functions">variable functions</link></simpara>
+<link linkend="functions.variable-functions">variable functions</link>.</simpara>
 </note>'>
 
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