diff --git a/functions/mbstring.xml b/functions/mbstring.xml
index cd56e2e100..a92f3c8a49 100644
--- a/functions/mbstring.xml
+++ b/functions/mbstring.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.14 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.mbstring">
   <title>Multi-Byte String Functions</title> 
   <titleabbrev>
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ mbstring.substitute_character = none
      <para>
       <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
-        <simpara>Storage for a character can be up to four
+        <simpara>Storage for a character can be up to six
          bytes</simpara>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ mbstring.substitute_character = none
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>string
+      <funcdef>boolean
        <function>mb_parse_str</function>
       </funcdef>
       <paramdef>string