diff --git a/reference/var/functions/serialize.xml b/reference/var/functions/serialize.xml
index 39837dc0df..b9f8ad75ac 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/serialize.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/serialize.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/var.xml, last change in rev 1.28 -->
   <refentry id="function.serialize">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
     are <function>serialize</function>ing will also be stored.
    </simpara>
    <simpara>
-   When serializing objects, PHP will attempt to call the member function 
-   __sleep() prior to serialization. This is to allow the object to do any 
-   last minute clean-up, etc. prior to being serialized. Likewise, when 
-   the object is restored using <function>unserialize</function> the __wakeup() 
-   member function is called.
+   When serializing objects, PHP will attempt to call the member function
+   <function>__sleep</function> prior to serialization. This is to allow the
+   object to do any last minute clean-up, etc. prior to being serialized.
+   Likewise, when the object is restored using <function>unserialize</function>
+   the <function>__wakeup</function> member function is called.
    </simpara>
    <!-- TODO
         in 4.0.4pl1 this didn't work properly, however, there
diff --git a/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml b/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
index 4ae8acdc74..93aea610f7 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/var.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.unserialize">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <para>
      If the variable being unserialized is an object, after successfully 
      reconstructing the object PHP will automatically attempt to call the
-     __wakeup() member function (if it exists). 
+     <function>__wakeup</function> member function (if it exists). 
      <example>
       <title>unserialize_callback_func example</title>
       <programlisting role="php">