diff --git a/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml b/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
index 8d0b2affa0..a3dea97fe8 100644
--- a/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
+++ b/reference/curl/functions/curl-escape.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Return escaped string&return.falseforfailure;.
+   Returns escaped string&return.falseforfailure;.
   </para>
  </refsect1>