diff --git a/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml b/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml
index 3423f7c521..e972dc8960 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if ($mysqli->connect_errno) {
     echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli->connect_error;
 }
 
-$res = $mysqli->query("SELECT 'choices to please everybody,' AS _msg FROM DUAL");
+$res = $mysqli->query("SELECT 'choices to please everybody.' AS _msg FROM DUAL");
 $row = $res->fetch_assoc();
 echo $row['_msg'];
 ?>