diff --git a/functions/ftp.xml b/functions/ftp.xml
index d9439adec2..81f1201151 100644
--- a/functions/ftp.xml
+++ b/functions/ftp.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>ftp_nlist</function></funcdef>
+      <funcdef>array <function>ftp_nlist</function></funcdef>
       <paramdef>int <parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>string <parameter>directory</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>