diff --git a/file b/file
index 5b0c1f8162e..8091e4d7f55 100644
--- a/file
+++ b/file
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec = dict(
             state = dict(choices=['file','directory','link','absent'], default='file'),
             path  = dict(aliases=['dest', 'name'], required=True),
-            recurse  = dict(default='no', type='bool')
+            recurse  = dict(default='no', type='bool'),
             diff_peek = dict(default=None)
         ),
         add_file_common_args=True,