diff --git a/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml b/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
index 1b8edbfebe05..2b3054811ad5 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/unserialize.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <tbody>
          <row>
           <entry><literal>allowed_classes</literal></entry>
-          <entry><type>mixed</type></entry>
+          <entry><type>array|bool</type></entry>
           <entry>
            <simpara>
             Either an <type>array</type> of class names which should be