diff --git a/reference/info/functions/php-uname.xml b/reference/info/functions/php-uname.xml
index da0cb0b317..3801786913 100644
--- a/reference/info/functions/php-uname.xml
+++ b/reference/info/functions/php-uname.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.11 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/info.xml, last change in rev 1.7 -->
   <refentry id="function.php-uname">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
      running OS.
     </para>
     <para>
-     <parameter>mode</parameter> defines what information is returned:
+     <parameter>mode</parameter> is a single character that defines what
+     information is returned:
      <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
        <simpara>