diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index 1acc396f7a..551300c237 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.163 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.164 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ $encoded = strtr($str, $trans);
       <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 $trans = array_flip($trans);
-$original = strtr($str, $trans);
+$original = strtr($encoded, $trans);
 ]]>
       </programlisting>
      </informalexample>