diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gce.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gce.py
index bc47dbda095..f0b7440cec1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gce.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gce.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ options:
   metadata:
     description:
       - a hash/dictionary of custom data for the instance;
-        '{"key": "value", ...}'
+        '{"key":"value", ...}'
     required: false
     default: null
     aliases: []