diff --git a/libfreefare/mad.3 b/libfreefare/mad.3
index 29b02ae..8713eb9 100644
--- a/libfreefare/mad.3
+++ b/libfreefare/mad.3
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ The
 function return
 .Va NULL
 on failure and allocates memory that has to be freed using
-.Xr free 3
+.Fn mad_free
 on success.
 Unless stated otherwise, all other functions return a value greater than or equal to
 .Va 0