diff --git a/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp b/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
index 834ebfbf..112b0cb0 100644
--- a/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
+++ b/example/timer/regex_timer.cpp
@@ -324,17 +324,17 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
          iters = 10;
          tim = 1.1;
          // cache load:
-         regex_tA(&r, s2.c_str(), nsubs, matches.get(), 0);
+         regexecA(&r, s2.c_str(), nsubs, matches.get(), 0);
          do{
             iters *= (tim > 0.001) ? (1.1/tim) : 100;
             t.restart();
             for(i = 0; i < iters; ++i)
             {
-               result = regex_tA(&r, s2.c_str(), nsubs, matches.get(), 0);
+               result = regexecA(&r, s2.c_str(), nsubs, matches.get(), 0);
             }
             tim = t.elapsed();
          }while(tim < wait_time);
-         cout << "POSIX regex_tA time: " << (tim * 1000000 / iters) << "us" << endl;
+         cout << "POSIX regexecA time: " << (tim * 1000000 / iters) << "us" << endl;
 
          if(result == 0)
          {