diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
index 14268ba434d..a08db963cc7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     minute: 0
     hour: 12
     user: root
-    job: "YUMINTERACTIVE: 0 /usr/sbin/yum-autoupdate"
+    job: "YUMINTERACTIVE=0 /usr/sbin/yum-autoupdate"
     cron_file: ansible_yum-autoupdate
 
 - name: Removes a cron file from under /etc/cron.d