diff --git a/extlib/XMPPHP/XMLStream.php b/extlib/XMPPHP/XMLStream.php
index 3916abea23..04877fda4c 100644
--- a/extlib/XMPPHP/XMLStream.php
+++ b/extlib/XMPPHP/XMLStream.php
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class XMPPHP_XMLStream {
 	}
 
 	public function setReconnectTimeout($timeout) {
-		$this->reconnect = $timeout;
+		$this->reconnectTimeout = $timeout;
 	}
 	
 	/**