diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-fput.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-fput.xml
index c80cef4ad8..8edd57c6cd 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-fput.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-fput.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
      <term><parameter>startpos</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
-      <para></para>
+      <para>The position in the remote file to start uploading to.</para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
index ce90e31981..5703db6deb 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
      <term><parameter>startpos</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
-      <para></para>
+      <para>The position in the remote file to start uploading to.</para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-put.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-put.xml
index e13f36b37f..ce26ed8c00 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-put.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-put.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
      <term><parameter>startpos</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
-      <para></para>
+      <para>The position in the remote file to start uploading to.</para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-put.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-put.xml
index b79260dbc6..a586be2766 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-put.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-put.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <varlistentry>
      <term><parameter>startpos</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
-      <para></para>
+      <para>The position in the remote file to start uploading to.</para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>