diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/first-found-example.yml b/changelogs/fragments/first-found-example.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38ba268013d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/first-found-example.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+ - first_found - Correct the "Include tasks only if one of the files exists, otherwise skip" example.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/first_found.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/first_found.py
index 49239765b9c..c2fa2877476 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/first_found.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/first_found.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 
 - name: Include tasks only if one of the files exists, otherwise skip
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: '{{ tasks_file }}'
-  when: tasks_file != ""
+  when: tasks_file is not none
   vars:
     tasks_file: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.first_found', files=['tasks.yaml', 'other_tasks.yaml'], errors='ignore') }}"