diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
index 4eb6cb0b64f..8da87b0707e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ options:
         or M(template) module if you want that behavior.  If C(link), the symbolic
         link will be created or changed. Use C(hard) for hardlinks. If C(absent),
         directories will be recursively deleted, and files or symlinks will be unlinked.
-        If C(touch) (new in 1.4), an empty file will be created if the c(path) does not
+        If C(touch) (new in 1.4), an empty file will be created if the C(path) does not
         exist, while an existing file or directory will receive updated file access and
         modification times (similar to the way `touch` works from the command line).
     required: false