diff --git a/reference/rar/rarexception/setusingexceptions.xml b/reference/rar/rarexception/setusingexceptions.xml
index a08022ecca..2117111d11 100644
--- a/reference/rar/rarexception/setusingexceptions.xml
+++ b/reference/rar/rarexception/setusingexceptions.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   &reftitle.description;
   <methodsynopsis>
    <modifier>public</modifier> <modifier>static</modifier> <type>void</type><methodname>RarException::setUsingExceptions</methodname>
-   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>using_exceptions</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam><type>bool</type><parameter>using_exceptions</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    If and only if the argument is &true;, then, instead of emitting warnings and returning a special value indicating error when the UnRAR library encounters an error, an exception of type <type>RarException</type> will be thrown.