diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/construct.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/construct.xml
index ecf00cb23d..f75977535c 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/construct.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ $db->close();
 <?php
 $link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_db');
 
-if (!$link) {
+if (mysqli_connect_error()) {
     die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
             . mysqli_connect_error());
 }