diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
index 02314fc44ac..2c30ec87cea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 
 - firewalld:
     zone: drop
-    state: present
+    state: enabled
     permanent: yes
     icmp_block_inversion: yes
 
 - firewalld:
     zone: drop
-    state: present
+    state: enabled
     permanent: yes
     icmp_block: echo-request