diff --git a/reference/pdo_pgsql/reference.xml b/reference/pdo_pgsql/reference.xml
index c42b52e70a..6b5563c8eb 100644
--- a/reference/pdo_pgsql/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/pdo_pgsql/reference.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
        The following example shows a PDO_PGSQL DSN for connecting to
        a PostgreSQL database:
        <programlisting><![CDATA[
-pgsql:host=localhost port=5432 dbname=testdb user=bruce password=mypass
+pgsql:host=localhost;port=5432;dbname=testdb;user=bruce;password=mypass
 ]]>
        </programlisting>
       </para>