diff --git a/windows/win_regedit.ps1 b/windows/win_regedit.ps1
index f9491e39c57..ee92e781d0c 100644
--- a/windows/win_regedit.ps1
+++ b/windows/win_regedit.ps1
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ $state = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "state" -validateSet "present","absent" -de
 $registryData = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "data" -default $null
 $registryDataType = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "datatype" -validateSet "binary","dword","expandstring","multistring","string","qword" -default "string"
 
+$registryKey = "Registry::" + $registryKey
+
 If ($state -eq "present" -and $registryData -eq $null -and $registryValue -ne $null)
 {
     Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: data"