diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/fetch-assoc.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/fetch-assoc.xml
index 34c7a60bc3..acc07278cd 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/fetch-assoc.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_result/fetch-assoc.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if ($result = $mysqli->query($query)) {
     }
 
     /* free result set */
-    $result->close();
+    $result->free();
 }
 
 /* close connection */