diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_scheduled_task.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_scheduled_task.ps1
index 2716ed32ea9..763bfb53862 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_scheduled_task.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_scheduled_task.ps1
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Set-Attr $result "changed" $false;
 
 if ($params.name)
 {
-    $package = $params.name
+    $name = $params.name
 }
 else
 {