diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 9fa445f314..a6587bbad1 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('functions.js', function () {
                         var remaining = PMA_commonParams.get('LoginCookieValidity') - _idleSecondsCounter;
                         if (remaining > 5) {
                             // max value for setInterval() function
-                            var interval = min(remaining * 1000, Math.pow(2, 31) - 1);
+                            var interval = Math.min(remaining * 1000, Math.pow(2, 31) - 1);
                             updateTimeout = window.setTimeout(UpdateIdleTime, interval);
                         } else if (remaining > 0) {
                             // We're close to session expiry