diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/init.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/init.xml
index 38d5bff529..9668752893 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/init.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/init.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
-    Any subsequent calls to any mysqli function (except <function>mysqli_options</function>)
+    Any subsequent calls to any mysqli function (except <function>mysqli_options</function>
+    and <function>mysqli_ssl_set</function>)
     will fail until <function>mysqli_real_connect</function> was called.
    </para>
   </note>