diff --git a/reference/snmp/functions/snmpget.xml b/reference/snmp/functions/snmpget.xml
index 54d268aa9c..8dc1dbd6a0 100644
--- a/reference/snmp/functions/snmpget.xml
+++ b/reference/snmp/functions/snmpget.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
      <term><parameter>retries</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
+       The number of retries in case timeouts occur.       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>