diff --git a/include/trick/VariableServer.hh b/include/trick/VariableServer.hh
index deb2599a..479f0722 100644
--- a/include/trick/VariableServer.hh
+++ b/include/trick/VariableServer.hh
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int var_debug(int level) ;
 int var_ascii() ;
 int var_binary() ;
 int var_binary_nonames() ;
-int var_retry_bad_ref() ;
+int var_validate_address(int on_off) ;
 int var_set_copy_mode(int mode) ;
 int var_set_write_mode(int mode) ;
 int var_set_send_stdio(int mode) ;