diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/debconf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/debconf.py
index 71013c373c1..1bdd49aab47 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/debconf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/debconf.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   debconf:
     name: oracle-java7-installer
     question: shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1
-    value: true
+    value: 'true'
     vtype: select
 
 - name: Specifying package you can register/return the list of questions and current values