diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks2.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks2.rst
index 20911195d39..463e8eb3f1c 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks2.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks2.rst
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ This syntax will remain in future versions, though we will also will provide way
 is an example using the authorized_key module, which requires the actual text of the SSH key as a parameter::
 
     tasks:
-        - authorized_key name=$item key=$FILE(/keys/$user1)
+        - authorized_key name=$item key=$FILE('/keys/$user1')
           with_items:
              - pinky
              - brain