diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
index f4aa0c37d3..e2829ef66a 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
-     <term><parameter>return</parameter></term>
+     <term><parameter>result</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        A textual representation of the servers response will be returned by