diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
index 1f663bba6fd..f2b62b96d8b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 # Example read-write git checkout from github
 - git:
-    repo: ssh://git@github.com/mylogin/hello.git
+    repo: git@github.com:mylogin/hello.git
     dest: /home/mylogin/hello
 
 # Example just ensuring the repo checkout exists