diff --git a/windows/win_acl_inheritance.ps1 b/windows/win_acl_inheritance.ps1
index 0d808bb8c49..1933a3a5dd4 100644
--- a/windows/win_acl_inheritance.ps1
+++ b/windows/win_acl_inheritance.ps1
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Set-Attr $result "changed" $false;
 
 $path = Get-Attr $params "path" -failifempty $true
 $state = Get-Attr $params "state" "absent" -validateSet "present","absent" -resultobj $result
-$reorganize = Get-Attr $params "reorganize" "no" -validateSet "no","yes" -resultobj $result | ConvertTo-Bool
+$reorganize = Get-Attr $params "reorganize" "no" -validateSet "no","yes" -resultobj $result
+$reorganize = $reorganize | ConvertTo-Bool
 
 If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $path)) {
     Fail-Json $result "$path file or directory does not exist on the host"
diff --git a/windows/win_acl_inheritance.py b/windows/win_acl_inheritance.py
index 0837bab3205..a4bb90a47b3 100644
--- a/windows/win_acl_inheritance.py
+++ b/windows/win_acl_inheritance.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ options:
     default: absent
   reorganize:
     description:
-      - For P(state) = I(absent), indicates if the inherited ACE's should be copied. For P(state) = I(present), indicates if the inherited ACE's should be simplified.
+      - For P(state) = I(absent), indicates if the inherited ACE's should be copied from the parent directory. This is necessary (in combination with removal) for a simple ACL instead of using multiple ACE deny entries.
+      - For P(state) = I(present), indicates if the inherited ACE's should be deduplicated compared to the parent directory. This removes complexity of the ACL structure.
     required: false
     choices:
       - no