diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_tags.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_tags.rst
index 7876fdc3d89..148e9dcfb80 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_tags.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_tags.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ You may also apply tags to roles::
 
 And you may also tag basic include statements::
 
-    - include: foo.yml tags=web,foo
+    - include: foo.yml
+      tags: [web,foo]
 
 Both of these apply the specified tags to every task inside the included
 file or role, so that these tasks can be selectively run when the playbook