diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-ssl-connect.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-ssl-connect.xml
index 4e4160c483..70ded1c020 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-ssl-connect.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-ssl-connect.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
        <entry>5.2.2</entry>
        <entry>
         The function was changed to return &false; when it can't use an SSL
-        connection, instead of fallbacking to a non-SSL one as previously.
+        connection, instead of falling back to a non-SSL one as previously.
        </entry>
       </row>
      </tbody>