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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 481ee1047f..2bbbc668b8 100644
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -1222,9 +1222,8 @@ Returns entries from a hash iterator. See C<hv_iterinit> and C<hv_iternext>.
The C<flags> value will normally be zero; if HV_ITERNEXT_WANTPLACEHOLDERS is
set the placeholders keys (for restricted hashes) will be returned in addition
to normal keys. By default placeholders are automatically skipped over.
-Currently a placeholder is implemented with a value that is literally
-<&Perl_sv_undef> (a regular C<undef> value is a normal read-write SV for which
-C<!SvOK> is false). Note that the implementation of placeholders and
+Currently a placeholder is implemented with a value that is
+C<&Perl_sv_placeholder>. Note that the implementation of placeholders and
restricted hashes may change, and the implementation currently is
insufficiently abstracted for any change to be tidy.