diff --git a/library/files/lineinfile b/library/files/lineinfile
index 7aac8e81c35..ae4e0c7b458 100644
--- a/library/files/lineinfile
+++ b/library/files/lineinfile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
 
    lineinfile: dest=/etc/sudoers state=absent regexp="^%wheel"
 
-   lineinfile: dest=/etc/host regexp='^127\.0\.0\.1' line='127.0.0.1 localhost' owner=root group=root mode=0644
+   lineinfile: dest=/etc/hosts regexp='^127\.0\.0\.1' line='127.0.0.1 localhost' owner=root group=root mode=0644
 
    lineinfile: dest=/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf regexp="^Listen " insertafter="^#Listen " line="Listen 8080"