diff --git a/doc/libmicrohttpd.texi b/doc/libmicrohttpd.texi
index aa3f0242..242e338b 100644
--- a/doc/libmicrohttpd.texi
+++ b/doc/libmicrohttpd.texi
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ Use a custom function for freeing the memory passed when using
 @code{MHD_RESPMEM_MUST_FREE}. This replaces the use of libc's
 @code{free()} function to release the memory with an implementation
 provided by the application. The next argument must be of type
-@code{MHD_FreeFunction}.
+@code{MHD_ContentReaderFreeCallback}.
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
diff --git a/src/include/microhttpd.h b/src/include/microhttpd.h
index 34f82154..93382152 100644
--- a/src/include/microhttpd.h
+++ b/src/include/microhttpd.h
@@ -2256,10 +2256,12 @@ typedef ssize_t
 
 
 /**
- * This method is called by libmicrohttpd if we
- * are done with a content reader.  It should
- * be used to free resources associated with the
- * content reader.
+ * This method is called by libmicrohttpd if we are done with a content
+ * reader.  It should be used to free resources associated with the content
+ * reader.
+ *
+ * It is also used as a va_arg in #MHD_set_response_options() in combination
+ * with #MHD_RO_FREE_FUNCTION.
  *
  * @param cls closure
  * @ingroup response
@@ -2910,15 +2912,6 @@ enum MHD_ResponseOptions
 };
 
 
-/**
- * This typedef is defined to be able to pass a function pointer
- * as a va_arg in #MHD_set_response_options() in combination
- * with #MHD_RO_FREE_FUNCTION.
- */
-typedef void
-(*MHD_FreeFunction)(void *);
-
-
 /**
  * Set special flags and options for a response.
  *
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/response.c b/src/microhttpd/response.c
index 21be419b..e9d5a4bf 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/response.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/response.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ MHD_set_response_options (struct MHD_Response *response,
     {
     case MHD_RO_FREE_FUNCTION:
       va_start (ap, flags);
-      if (NULL != (response->crfc = va_arg (ap, MHD_free_ptr))) {
+      if (NULL != (response->crfc = va_arg (ap, MHD_ContentReaderFreeCallback))) {
         ret = MHD_YES;
       } else {
         ret = MHD_NO;