diff --git a/reference/var/functions/print-r.xml b/reference/var/functions/print-r.xml
index 174aafd3f1..9442eded09 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/print-r.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/print-r.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/var.xml, last change in rev 1.5 -->
   <refentry id="function.print-r">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>bool</type><methodname>print_r</methodname>
+      <type>mixed</type><methodname>print_r</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>expression</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>return</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>