diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
index 874b99528a6..a92c776a038 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/systemd.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # Example action to stop service cron on debian, if running
 - systemd: name=cron state=stopped
 # Example action to restart service cron on centos, in all cases, also issue deamon-reload to pick up config changes
-- systemd: state=restarted daemon_reload: yes name=crond
+- systemd: state=restarted daemon_reload=yes name=crond
 # Example action to reload service httpd, in all cases
 - systemd: name=httpd state=reloaded
 # Example action to enable service httpd and ensure it is not masked