diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.c b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
index 6e0f28f68080e..19b6e05d4ecf1 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.c
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static zend_object *ldap_link_create_object(zend_class_entry *class_type) {
 }
 
 static zend_function *ldap_link_get_constructor(zend_object *object) {
-	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Cannot directly construct LDAP\\Connection, use ldap_create() instead");
+	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Cannot directly construct LDAP\\Connection, use ldap_connect() instead");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_constructor.phpt b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_constructor.phpt
index 37db6112dcee5..6c79dee8b3982 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_constructor.phpt
+++ b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_constructor.phpt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ try {
     echo "Exception: ", $ex->getMessage(), "\n";
 }
 --EXPECT--
-Exception: Cannot directly construct LDAP\Connection, use ldap_create() instead
+Exception: Cannot directly construct LDAP\Connection, use ldap_connect() instead