diff --git a/language/control-structures/declare.xml b/language/control-structures/declare.xml
index c7aaeeaa2e..68cda1269b 100644
--- a/language/control-structures/declare.xml
+++ b/language/control-structures/declare.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ tick_handler();
  <sect2 xml:id="control-structures.declare.encoding">
   <title>Encoding</title>
   <para>
-    A script's encoding can be specified per-script using the encoding directive.
+    A script's encoding can be specified per-script using the <literal>encoding</literal> directive.
   <example>
    <title>Declaring an encoding for the script.</title>
     <programlisting role="php">