diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.py
index 7b4214c7550..28149579cda 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ options:
       - If C(directory), all immediate subdirectories will be created if they
         do not exist.
       - If C(file), the file will NOT be created if it does not exist, see the M(copy)
-        or M(template) module if you want that behavior.  If C(absent),
-        directories will be recursively deleted, and files will be removed.
+        or M(template) module if you want that behavior.
+      - If C(absent), directories will be recursively deleted, and files will be removed.
       - If C(touch), 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 C(touch) works from the command line).