diff --git a/rst/bestpractices.rst b/rst/bestpractices.rst
index 3ba21711d45..970e58dca5d 100644
--- a/rst/bestpractices.rst
+++ b/rst/bestpractices.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The acme/setup.yml playbook would be as simple as::
     - hosts: webservers
       user: root
 
-      vars_files
+      vars_files:
         - ../global_vars.yml
         - vars/main.yml
       tasks: