diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
index e774989979..0d07a2989a 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/bc.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bcpow">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>string</type><methodname>bcpow</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
-      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcpowmod.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcpowmod.xml
index e488d10d55..17125e3f74 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcpowmod.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcpowmod.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
   <refentry id="function.bcpowmod">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>bcpowmod</refname>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>string</type><methodname>bcpowmod</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
-      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>modulus</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>