diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
index 5c2ab25763b..02314fc44ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 
 - name: Redirect port 443 to 8443 with Rich Rule
   firewalld:
-    rich_rule: rule forward-port port=443 protocol=tcp to-port=8443
+    rich_rule: rule family=ipv4 forward-port port=443 protocol=tcp to-port=8443
     zone: public
     permanent: yes
     immediate: yes