diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocument/createelement.xml b/reference/dom/domdocument/createelement.xml
index 5a818ac126..fd50786d1f 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocument/createelement.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocument/createelement.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ echo $dom->saveXML();
   <note>
    <para>
     The <parameter>value</parameter> will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be escaped.
-    Use <methodname>DOMDocument::createTextElement</methodname> to create a
+    Use <methodname>DOMDocument::createTextNode</methodname> to create a
     text node with <literal>escaping support</literal>.
    </para>
   </note>