diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/solaris_zone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/solaris_zone.py
index 203b32ec701..d54d3460f07 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/solaris_zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/solaris_zone.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec       = dict(
             name            = dict(required=True),
             state           = dict(default='present', choices=['running', 'started', 'present', 'installed', 'stopped', 'absent', 'configured', 'detached', 'attached']),
-            path            = dict(defalt=None),
+            path            = dict(default=None),
             sparse          = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             root_password   = dict(default=None, no_log=True),
             timeout         = dict(default=600, type='int'),