diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
index 8ed88fac35c..3624c135a39 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ options:
             - if C(yes), when cloning or checking out a C(version) verify the
               signature of a GPG signed commit. This requires C(git) version>=2.1.0
               to be installed. The commit MUST be signed and the public key MUST
-              be trusted in the GPG trustdb.
+              be present in the GPG keyring.
 
     archive:
         required: false