diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
index 6b95265e7..2e77e99c2 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE.3
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ CURLOPT_PREQUOTE \- commands to run before FTP or SFTP transfer
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
-CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PREQUOTE, char *cmds);
+CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PREQUOTE,
+                          struct curl_slist *cmds);
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Pass a pointer to a linked list of FTP or SFTP commands to pass to the server
 after the transfer type is set. The linked list should be a fully valid list