diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
index de5ce054cf..221f8b59f5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
@@ -129,14 +129,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 * @see WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_themes_dir()
 	 * @see WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_lang_dir()
 	 *
-	 * @param string $base The folder to start searching from.
-	 * @param bool   $echo True to display debug information.
-	 *                     Default false.
+	 * @param string $base    Optional. The folder to start searching from. Default '.'.
+	 * @param bool   $verbose Optional. True to display debug information. Default false.
 	 * @return string The location of the remote path.
 	 */
-	public function find_base_dir( $base = '.', $echo = false ) {
+	public function find_base_dir( $base = '.', $verbose = false ) {
 		_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.7.0', 'WP_Filesystem_Base::abspath() or WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_*_dir()' );
-		$this->verbose = $echo;
+		$this->verbose = $verbose;
 		return $this->abspath();
 	}
 
@@ -151,13 +150,13 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 * @see WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_themes_dir()
 	 * @see WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_lang_dir()
 	 *
-	 * @param string $base The folder to start searching from.
-	 * @param bool   $echo True to display debug information.
+	 * @param string $base    Optional. The folder to start searching from. Default '.'.
+	 * @param bool   $verbose Optional. True to display debug information. Default false.
 	 * @return string The location of the remote path.
 	 */
-	public function get_base_dir( $base = '.', $echo = false ) {
+	public function get_base_dir( $base = '.', $verbose = false ) {
 		_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.7.0', 'WP_Filesystem_Base::abspath() or WP_Filesystem_Base::wp_*_dir()' );
-		$this->verbose = $echo;
+		$this->verbose = $verbose;
 		return $this->abspath();
 	}