diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml b/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
index 3176526403..9457bc9c58 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       </para>
       <para>
        If <parameter>start</parameter> is given and is negative,
-       then <function>strspn</function> will begin
+       then <function>strcspn</function> will begin
        examining <parameter>subject</parameter> at
        the <parameter>start</parameter>'th position from the end
        of <parameter>subject</parameter>.