diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
index c6633583951..33dca07c50c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 
 - name: Install notepadplusplus version 6.6
   win_chocolatey:
-    name: notepadplusplus.install
+    name: notepadplusplus
     version: '6.6'
 
 - name: Install git from specified repository