diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
index 5921e636d66..054ed146d43 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   subversion:
     repo: svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo
     dest: /src/export
+    export: yes
 
 - name: Get information about the repository whether or not it has already been cloned locally
 - subversion: