diff --git a/inc/html.php b/inc/html.php
index e8d6b98a558fc35ba099d4b3e627db690400ace3..06e9f3b0caea7a21b3fb2197ac7121e17bb25067 100644
--- a/inc/html.php
+++ b/inc/html.php
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ function html_revisions($first=0){
  * @author Ben Coburn <btcoburn@silicodon.net>
  * @author Kate Arzamastseva <pshns@ukr.net>
  */
-function html_recent($first=0, $show_changes){
+function html_recent($first=0, $show_changes='both'){
     global $conf;
     global $lang;
     global $ID;