diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml b/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
index 42f154efd3..6b9f04e2c7 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       </row>
       <row>
        <entry><literal>&quot;</literal> (double quote)</entry>
-       <entry><literal>&amp;quot;</literal> when <constant>ENT_NOQUOTES</constant></entry>
+       <entry><literal>&amp;quot;</literal>, unless <constant>ENT_NOQUOTES</constant> is set</entry>
       </row>
       <row>
        <entry><literal>&#039;</literal> (single quote)</entry>