diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index 37a6688d79..7cf5e69d76 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 				</enumlist>
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
-		<description />
+		<description></description>
 	</function>
 	<manager name="Agents" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
diff --git a/channels/chan_iax2.c b/channels/chan_iax2.c
index a6d716b3cb..9532edb56a 100644
--- a/channels/chan_iax2.c
+++ b/channels/chan_iax2.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 				</enumlist>
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
-		<description />
+		<description></description>
 		<see-also>
 			<ref type="function">SIPPEER</ref>
 		</see-also>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		<syntax>
 			<parameter name="varname" required="true" />
 		</syntax>
-		<description />
+		<description></description>
 	</function>
 	<manager name="IAXpeers" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 5a30d7f250..289cf82c62 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 				</enumlist>
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
-		<description />
+		<description></description>
 	</function>
 	<function name="SIPCHANINFO" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 				</enumlist>
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
-		<description />
+		<description></description>
 	</function>
 	<function name="CHECKSIPDOMAIN" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
diff --git a/main/xmldoc.c b/main/xmldoc.c
index 04b5a067f4..d3597056e3 100644
--- a/main/xmldoc.c
+++ b/main/xmldoc.c
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ static char *xmldoc_build_field(const char *type, const char *name, const char *
 	node = ast_xml_find_element(ast_xml_node_get_children(node), var, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (!node || !ast_xml_node_get_children(node)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Cannot find variable '%s' in tree '%s'\n", name, var);
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Cannot find variable '%s' in tree '%s'\n", var, name);
 		return ret;
 	}