diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
index 4c57aa33f67..c7ca2c6bde4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - systemd:
     name: httpd
     enabled: yes
-    mased: no
+    masked: no
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''