diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/xmlnode.tex b/docs/latex/wx/xmlnode.tex
index 8c7b9f691c..4afe14b514 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/xmlnode.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/xmlnode.tex
@@ -224,12 +224,13 @@ Returns \true if this node has a property named {\it propName}.
 
 \membersection{wxXmlNode::InsertChild}\label{wxxmlnodeinsertchild}
 
-\func{bool}{InsertChild}{\param{wxXmlNode* }{child}, \param{wxXmlNode* }{before\_node}}
+\func{bool}{InsertChild}{\param{wxXmlNode* }{child}, \param{wxXmlNode* }{followingNode}}
 
-Inserts the {\it child} node after {\it before\_node} in the children list.
-If {\it before\_node} is \NULL, then {\it child} is prepended to the list of children and
-becomes the first child of this node.
-Returns \true if {\it before\_node} has been found and the {\it child} node has been inserted.
+Inserts the {\it child} node immediately before {\it followingNode} in the
+children list.  If {\it followingNode} is \NULL, then {\it child} is prepended
+to the list of children and becomes the first child of this node.  Returns
+\true if {\it followingNode} has been found and the {\it child} node has been
+inserted.
 
 \membersection{wxXmlNode::IsWhitespaceOnly}\label{wxxmlnodecontainsiswhitespaceonly}
 
diff --git a/include/wx/xml/xml.h b/include/wx/xml/xml.h
index 4f41a29ea5..502b7c27e9 100644
--- a/include/wx/xml/xml.h
+++ b/include/wx/xml/xml.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
     wxXmlNode(wxXmlNodeType type, const wxString& name,
               const wxString& content = wxEmptyString);
     virtual void AddChild(wxXmlNode *child);
-    virtual bool InsertChild(wxXmlNode *child, wxXmlNode *before_node);
+    virtual bool InsertChild(wxXmlNode *child, wxXmlNode *followingNode);
     virtual bool RemoveChild(wxXmlNode *child);
     virtual void AddProperty(const wxString& name, const wxString& value);
     virtual bool DeleteProperty(const wxString& name);