diff --git a/reference/session/sessionhandlerinterface/gc.xml b/reference/session/sessionhandlerinterface/gc.xml
index a3f711d8fb..7a434e773e 100644
--- a/reference/session/sessionhandlerinterface/gc.xml
+++ b/reference/session/sessionhandlerinterface/gc.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    Cleans up expired sessions. Called by <function>session_start</function>,
    based on <link linkend="ini.session.gc-divisor">session.gc_divisor</link>,
    <link linkend="ini.session.gc-probability">session.gc_probability</link> and
-   <link linkend="ini.session.gc-maxlifetime">session.gc_lifetime</link> settings.
+   <link linkend="ini.session.gc-maxlifetime">session.gc_maxlifetime</link> settings.
   </para>
  </refsect1>