diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileobject/setmaxlinelen.xml b/reference/spl/splfileobject/setmaxlinelen.xml
index 43c12bc8cc..d0c4613d65 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileobject/setmaxlinelen.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileobject/setmaxlinelen.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="errors"><!-- {{{ -->
+  &reftitle.errors;
+  <para>
+   Throws <classname>DomainException</classname> when
+   <parameter>max_len</parameter> is less than zero.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1><!-- }}} -->
+
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>