diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
index 5c03da4dc27..f54eedde6bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     api_host    : helldorado
     name        : spynal
     node        : sabrewulf
-    cpu         : 8
+    cores       : 8
     memory      : 16384
     update      : yes