diff --git a/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c b/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
index 0d377fd8446..cd2ac85527e 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
+++ b/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(mysqli_field_seek)
 	MYSQLI_FETCH_RESOURCE(result, MYSQL_RES *, &mysql_result, "mysqli_result", MYSQLI_STATUS_VALID);
 
 	if (fieldnr < 0 || fieldnr >= mysql_num_fields(result)) {
-		php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Function cannot be used with MYSQL_USE_RESULT");
+		php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Invalid field offset");
 		RETURN_FALSE; 
 	}