diff --git a/reference/openssl/functions/openssl-csr-sign.xml b/reference/openssl/functions/openssl-csr-sign.xml
index 5f1a94db9c..a18f1a0939 100644
--- a/reference/openssl/functions/openssl-csr-sign.xml
+++ b/reference/openssl/functions/openssl-csr-sign.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $csrdata = $_POST["CSR"];
 $cacert = "file://path/to/ca.crt";
 $privkey = array("file://path/to/ca.key", "your_ca_key_passphrase");
 
-$userscert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, $cacert, $privkey, 365);
+$usercert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, $cacert, $privkey, 365);
 
 // Now display the generated certificate so that the user can
 // copy and paste it into their local configuration (such as a file