diff --git a/php.ini-dist b/php.ini-dist
index ed3c5301d5f..596d736af2a 100644
--- a/php.ini-dist
+++ b/php.ini-dist
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ default_socket_timeout = 60
 ; Note that ODBC support is built in, so no dll is needed for it.
 ; Note that many DLL files are located in the extensions/ (PHP 4) ext/ (PHP 5)
 ; extension folders as well as the separate PECL DLL download (PHP 5).
-; Be sure to appropriately set the extensions_dir directive.
+; Be sure to appropriately set the extension_dir directive.
 
 ;extension=php_mbstring.dll
 ;extension=php_bz2.dll
diff --git a/php.ini-recommended b/php.ini-recommended
index a267b2cedb9..5fdf41790ba 100644
--- a/php.ini-recommended
+++ b/php.ini-recommended
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ default_socket_timeout = 60
 ; Note that ODBC support is built in, so no dll is needed for it.
 ; Note that many DLL files are located in the extensions/ (PHP 4) ext/ (PHP 5)
 ; extension folders as well as the separate PECL DLL download (PHP 5).
-; Be sure to appropriately set the extensions_dir directive.
+; Be sure to appropriately set the extension_dir directive.
 
 ;extension=php_mbstring.dll
 ;extension=php_bz2.dll