diff --git a/reference/spl/directoryiterator/isdot.xml b/reference/spl/directoryiterator/isdot.xml
index 7d7acd2335..3e06649eab 100644
--- a/reference/spl/directoryiterator/isdot.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/directoryiterator/isdot.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <para>
    Determines if the current <classname>DirectoryIterator</classname>
    item is a directory and either
-   <literal>.</literal> or <literal>..</literal>.
+   <literal>.</literal> or <literal>..</literal>
   </para>
  </refsect1>