diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
index 2ae7c7fbc8e..d40ed3d4eee 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ notes:
 '''
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: install the latest version of ntpdate
-  package: name=ntpdate state=latest
+  package:
+    name: ntpdate
+    state: latest
 
 # This uses a variable as this changes per distribution.
 - name: remove the apache package
-  package: name={{apache}} state=absent
+  package:
+    name: "{{ apache }}"
+    state: absent
 '''