diff --git a/libraries/joomla/cache/storage/memcached.php b/libraries/joomla/cache/storage/memcached.php
index 33435566e06fe..a74d97200ff1c 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/cache/storage/memcached.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/cache/storage/memcached.php
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public static function test()
 		$host = $config->get('memcache_server_host', 'localhost');
 		$port = $config->get('memcache_server_port', 11211);
 
-		$memcached = new Memcache;
+		$memcached = new Memcached;
 		$memcachedtest = @$memcached->addServer($host, $port);
 
 		if (!$memcachedtest)