diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
index 37af250e89f..0d543cc173a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
@@ -81,11 +81,15 @@ options:
         required: False
         default: Current value from C(/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf) is the default
         version_added: "2.4"
-    autosubscribe:
+    auto_attach:
         description:
             - Upon successful registration, auto-consume available subscriptions
+            - Added in favor of depracated autosubscribe in 2.5.
         required: False
         default: False
+        type: bool
+        version_added: "2.5"
+        aliases: [autosubscribe]
     activationkey:
         description:
             - supply an activation key for use with registration
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     state: present
     username: joe_user
     password: somepass
-    autosubscribe: true
+    auto_attach: true
 
 - name: Same as above but subscribe to a specific pool by ID.
   redhat_subscription:
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     username: joe_user
     password: somepass
     environment: Library
-    autosubscribe: yes
+    auto_attach: true
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ class Rhsm(RegistrationBase):
         else:
             return False
 
-    def register(self, username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey, org_id,
+    def register(self, username, password, auto_attach, activationkey, org_id,
                  consumer_type, consumer_name, consumer_id, force_register, environment,
                  rhsm_baseurl, server_insecure, server_hostname, server_proxy_hostname,
                  server_proxy_port, server_proxy_user, server_proxy_password):
@@ -385,8 +389,8 @@ class Rhsm(RegistrationBase):
             args.extend(['--activationkey', activationkey])
             args.extend(['--org', org_id])
         else:
-            if autosubscribe:
-                args.append('--autosubscribe')
+            if auto_attach:
+                args.append('--auto-attach')
             if username:
                 args.extend(['--username', username])
             if password:
@@ -669,8 +673,7 @@ def main():
                                  required=False),
             rhsm_baseurl=dict(default=rhsm.config.get_option('rhsm.baseurl'),
                               required=False),
-            autosubscribe=dict(default=False,
-                               type='bool'),
+            auto_attach=dict(aliases=['autosubscribe'], default=False, type='bool'),
             activationkey=dict(default=None,
                                required=False),
             org_id=dict(default=None,
@@ -714,7 +717,7 @@ def main():
     server_hostname = module.params['server_hostname']
     server_insecure = module.params['server_insecure']
     rhsm_baseurl = module.params['rhsm_baseurl']
-    autosubscribe = module.params['autosubscribe']
+    auto_attach = module.params['auto_attach']
     activationkey = module.params['activationkey']
     org_id = module.params['org_id']
     environment = module.params['environment']
@@ -762,7 +765,7 @@ def main():
             try:
                 rhsm.enable()
                 rhsm.configure(**module.params)
-                rhsm.register(username, password, autosubscribe, activationkey, org_id,
+                rhsm.register(username, password, auto_attach, activationkey, org_id,
                               consumer_type, consumer_name, consumer_id, force_register,
                               environment, rhsm_baseurl, server_insecure, server_hostname,
                               server_proxy_hostname, server_proxy_port, server_proxy_user, server_proxy_password)