diff --git a/functions/mysql.xml b/functions/mysql.xml
index 21a04064b2..391c83cea5 100644
--- a/functions/mysql.xml
+++ b/functions/mysql.xml
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ $result = mysql_query ("SELECT my_col FROM my_tbl")
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>mysql_result</function></funcdef>
+      <funcdef>mixed <function>mysql_result</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>result</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>row</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>mixed