diff --git a/lineinfile b/lineinfile
index b4be012ea75..75f5e99d140 100644
--- a/lineinfile
+++ b/lineinfile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
 
    lineinfile: dest=/etc/sudoers state=present regexp='^%wheel' line ='%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL'
 
-   lineinfile: dest=/opt/jboss-as/bin/standalone.conf state=present regexp='^(.*)Xms(\d+)m(.*)$' line='\\1Xms${xms}m\\3'
+   lineinfile: dest=/opt/jboss-as/bin/standalone.conf regexp='^(.*)Xms(\d+)m(.*)$' line='\\1Xms${xms}m\\3' backrefs=yes
 """