diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
index 8511857557e..378e3ecb9eb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ options:
     description:
      - Indicate desired state of the vm.
     default: present
-    choices: ['present', 'powered_on', 'absent', 'powered_on', 'restarted', 'reconfigured']
+    choices: ['present', 'powered_off', 'absent', 'powered_on', 'restarted', 'reconfigured']
   from_template:
     description:
      - Specifies if the VM should be deployed from a template (cannot be ran with state)