diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
index 3895e2ebd0c..6bbf44927de 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     priv: "{{ client }}_{{ tier }}_{{ role }}.*:ALL"
 
 - name: create a mysql user with a random password using only ascii letters
-  mysql_user: name={{ client }} password="{{ lookup('password', '/tmp/passwordfile chars=ascii_letters') }}" priv='{{ client }}_{{ tier }}_{{ role }}.*:ALL'
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ client }}"
+    password: "{{ lookup('password', '/tmp/passwordfile chars=ascii_letters') }}"
+    priv: '{{ client }}_{{ tier }}_{{ role }}.*:ALL'
 
 - name: create a mysql user with a random password using only digits
   mysql_user: