diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/num-rows.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/num-rows.xml
index e0d55f4b35..a648af0b63 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/num-rows.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/num-rows.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    The use of <function>mysqli_num_rows</function> depends on whether you use
    buffered or unbuffered result sets.
    In case you use unbuffered resultsets <function>mysqli_num_rows</function>
-   will not correct the correct number of rows until all the rows in the result
+   will not return the correct number of rows until all the rows in the result
    have been retrieved.
   </para>
  </refsect1>