diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
index 7d7d4ab03a5..88dc8d382ae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: null
         description:
-            - One or more re patterns which should be matched against the file content
+            - One or more regex patterns which should be matched against the file content
     paths:
         required: true
         aliases: [ "name", "path" ]