diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/complex_data_manipulation.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/complex_data_manipulation.rst
index 5bfce0c5b22..933fbf91d14 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/complex_data_manipulation.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/complex_data_manipulation.rst
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ This example uses `Python argument list unpacking <https://docs.python.org/3/tut
 
     - hosts: all
       vars:
-        mygroups
+        mygroups:
           - prod
           - web
       tasks: