diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 794f908798c37b6ca0e6a6ab8c281a098543bfc6..c022e8eb27cd8df1f379b61357bf6533e6d26fdc 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public function __destruct() {
  * Start the timer with the specified name. If you start and stop the same
  * timer multiple times, the measured intervals will be accumulated.
  *
- * @param name
+ * @param $name
  *   The name of the timer.
  */
 function timer_start($name) {
@@ -431,8 +431,9 @@ function timer_start($name) {
 /**
  * Read the current timer value without stopping the timer.
  *
- * @param name
+ * @param $name
  *   The name of the timer.
+ *
  * @return
  *   The current timer value in ms.
  */
@@ -454,8 +455,9 @@ function timer_read($name) {
 /**
  * Stop the timer with the specified name.
  *
- * @param name
+ * @param $name
  *   The name of the timer.
+ *
  * @return
  *   A timer array. The array contains the number of times the timer has been
  *   started and stopped (count) and the accumulated timer value in ms (time).