diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/maven_artifact.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/maven_artifact.py
index c66a2dcfeee..fe311ea53de 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/maven_artifact.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/maven_artifact.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def main():
             username = dict(default=None),
             password = dict(default=None),
             state = dict(default="present", choices=["present","absent"]), # TODO - Implement a "latest" state
-            dest = dict(default=None),
+            dest = dict(type="path", default=None),
             validate_certs = dict(required=False, default=True, type='bool'),
         )
     )