diff --git a/reference/pcre/functions/preg-match.xml b/reference/pcre/functions/preg-match.xml
index 2b1bb717c2..fc1d91e323 100644
--- a/reference/pcre/functions/preg-match.xml
+++ b/reference/pcre/functions/preg-match.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/pcre.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.preg-match">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>int</type><methodname>preg_match</methodname>
+      <type>mixed</type><methodname>preg_match</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pattern</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>subject</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>matches</parameter></methodparam>