diff --git a/windows/win_acl.ps1 b/windows/win_acl.ps1
index ec72828a531..b08fb03e7f3 100644
--- a/windows/win_acl.ps1
+++ b/windows/win_acl.ps1
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ $result = New-Object psobject @{
     changed = $false
 }
  
-If ($params.src) {
-    $src = $params.src.toString()
+If ($params.path) {
+    $path = $params.path.toString()
  
-    If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $src)) {
-        Fail-Json $result "$src file or directory does not exist on the host"
+    If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $path)) {
+        Fail-Json $result "$path file or directory does not exist on the host"
     }
 }
 Else {
-    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: src"
+    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: path"
 }
  
 If ($params.user) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Else {
  
 If ($params.inherit) {
     # If it's a file then no flags can be set or an exception will be thrown
-    If (Test-Path -Path $src -PathType Leaf) {
+    If (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Leaf) {
         $inherit = "None"
     }
     Else {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ If ($params.inherit) {
 }
 Else {
     # If it's a file then no flags can be set or an exception will be thrown
-    If (Test-Path -Path $src -PathType Leaf) {
+    If (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Leaf) {
         $inherit = "None"
     }
     Else {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Try {
  
     $objUser = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($user)
     $objACE = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule ($objUser, $colRights, $InheritanceFlag, $PropagationFlag, $objType)
-    $objACL = Get-ACL $src
+    $objACL = Get-ACL $path
  
     # Check if the ACE exists already in the objects ACL list
     $match = $false
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Try {
     If ($state -eq "add" -And $match -eq $false) {
         Try {
             $objACL.AddAccessRule($objACE)
-            Set-ACL $src $objACL
+            Set-ACL $path $objACL
             $result.changed = $true
         }
         Catch {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Try {
     ElseIf ($state -eq "remove" -And $match -eq $true) {
         Try {
             $objACL.RemoveAccessRule($objACE)
-            Set-ACL $src $objACL
+            Set-ACL $path $objACL
             $result.changed = $true
         }
         Catch {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Try {
     }
 }
 Catch {
-    Fail-Json $result "an error occured when attempting to $state $rights permission(s) on $src for $user"
+    Fail-Json $result "an error occured when attempting to $state $rights permission(s) on $path for $user"
 }
  
 Exit-Json $result
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/windows/win_acl.py b/windows/win_acl.py
index b3ddcce7ac8..7a1b256ef83 100644
--- a/windows/win_acl.py
+++ b/windows/win_acl.py
@@ -29,18 +29,15 @@ short_description: Set file/directory permissions for a system user or group.
 description:
      - Add or remove rights/permissions for a given user or group for the specified src file or folder.
 options:
-  src:
+  path:
     description:
       - File or Directory
     required: yes
-    default: none
-    aliases: []
   user:
     description:
       - User or Group to add specified rights to act on src file/folder
     required: yes
     default: none
-    aliases: []
   state:
     description:
       - Specify whether to add (present) or remove (absent) the specified access rule
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ options:
       - present
       - absent
     default: present
-    aliases: []
   type:
     description:
       - Specify whether to allow or deny the rights specified
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ options:
       - allow
       - deny
     default: none
-    aliases: []
   rights:
     description:
       - The rights/permissions that are to be allowed/denyed for the specified user or group for the given src file or directory.  Can be entered as a comma separated list (Ex. "Modify, Delete, ExecuteFile").  For more information on the choices see MSDN FileSystemRights Enumeration.
@@ -86,7 +81,6 @@ options:
       - WriteData
       - WriteExtendedAttributes
     default: none
-    aliases: []
   inherit:
     description:
       - Inherit flags on the ACL rules.  Can be specified as a comma separated list (Ex. "ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit").  For more information on the choices see MSDN InheritanceFlags Enumeration.
@@ -96,7 +90,6 @@ options:
       - ObjectInherit
       - None
     default: For Leaf File: None; For Directory: ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit;
-    aliases: []
   propagation:
     description:
       - Propagation flag on the ACL rules.  For more information on the choices see MSDN PropagationFlags Enumeration.
@@ -106,7 +99,6 @@ options:
       - NoPropagateInherit
       - InheritOnly
     default: "None"
-    aliases: []
 author: Phil Schwartz, Trond Hindenes
 '''