diff --git a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-field-len.xml b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-field-len.xml
index 7a459b653a..9ff7247a87 100644
--- a/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-field-len.xml
+++ b/reference/mysql/functions/mysql-field-len.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.mysql-field-len">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>mysql_field_len</refname>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The name of the specified field index on success, or &false; on failure.
+   The length of the specified field index on success, or &false; on failure.
   </para>
  </refsect1>