diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION.3
index c9519a8c24..ddf6546e69 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION.3
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if (curl_handle)
   res = curl_easy_perform(curl_handle);
 
   /* remember to free the buffer */
-  free(chunk.response)
+  free(chunk.response);
 
   curl_easy_cleanup(curl_handle);
 }