diff --git a/docs/manual/developer/modguide.html.en b/docs/manual/developer/modguide.html.en
index 80240dc5ea..7d463085c6 100644
--- a/docs/manual/developer/modguide.html.en
+++ b/docs/manual/developer/modguide.html.en
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ our name tag as the Per-directory configuration handler:
         cfg<code style="color:#806030; ">-</code><code style="color:#806030; ">&gt;</code><code style="color:#008833">path</code> <code style="color:#806030; ">=</code> <code style="color:#800000; ">"</code><code style="color:#e60000; ">/foo/bar</code><code style="color:#800000; ">"</code><code style="color:#806030; ">;</code>
         cfg<code style="color:#806030; ">-</code><code style="color:#806030; ">&gt;</code><code style="color:#008833">typeOfAction</code> <code style="color:#806030; ">=</code> <code style="color:#c00000; ">0x11</code><code style="color:#806030; ">;</code>
     <code style="color:#806030; ">}</code>
-    <code style="color:#400000; font-weight:bold; ">return</code> dir<code style="color:#806030; ">;</code>
+    <code style="color:#400000; font-weight:bold; ">return</code> cfg<code style="color:#806030; ">;</code>
 <code style="color:#806030; ">}</code>
 </pre>
 
diff --git a/docs/manual/developer/modguide.xml b/docs/manual/developer/modguide.xml
index e276f10808..fae6fb7e33 100644
--- a/docs/manual/developer/modguide.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/developer/modguide.xml
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ our name tag as the Per-directory configuration handler:
         cfg<code style='color:#806030; '>-</code><code style='color:#806030; '>></code><code style='color:#008833'>path</code> <code style='color:#806030; '>=</code> <code style='color:#800000; '>"</code><code style='color:#e60000; '>/foo/bar</code><code style='color:#800000; '>"</code><code style='color:#806030; '>;</code>
         cfg<code style='color:#806030; '>-</code><code style='color:#806030; '>></code><code style='color:#008833'>typeOfAction</code> <code style='color:#806030; '>=</code> <code style='color:#c00000; '>0x11</code><code style='color:#806030; '>;</code>
     <code style='color:#806030; '>}</code>
-    <code style='color:#400000; font-weight:bold; '>return</code> dir<code style='color:#806030; '>;</code>
+    <code style='color:#400000; font-weight:bold; '>return</code> cfg<code style='color:#806030; '>;</code>
 <code style='color:#806030; '>}</code>
 </pre>
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