diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
index b76db208274..c7625f62026 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Get information about the repository whether or not it has already been cloned locally
 - subversion:
     repo: svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo
-    dest: /srv/checkout
+    dest: /src/checkout
     checkout: no
     update: no
 '''