diff --git a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_dn.3 b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_dn.3
index 0bc3f59ef0..ce873c5326 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_dn.3
+++ b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_dn.3
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ is defined as:
 .ft B
 
 typedef struct ldap_ava {
-    char *la_attr;
-    struct berval *la_value;
+    struct berval la_attr;
+    struct berval la_value;
     unsigned la_flags;
 } LDAPAVA;