diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
index 449cd3cdbe1..49a0e22fd77 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/subversion.py
@@ -104,14 +104,22 @@ options:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # Checkout subversion repository to specified folder.
-- subversion: repo=svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo dest=/src/checkout
+- subversion:
+    repo: 'svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo'
+    dest: /src/checkout
 
 # Export subversion directory to folder
-- subversion: repo=svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo dest=/src/export export=True
+- subversion:
+    repo: 'svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo'
+    dest: /src/export
 
 # Example just get information about the repository whether or not it has
 # already been cloned locally.
-- subversion: repo=svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo dest=/srv/checkout checkout=no update=no
+- subversion:
+    repo: 'svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo'
+    dest: /srv/checkout
+    checkout: no
+    update: no
 '''
 
 import re