diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
index 9ee3b8a8e49..32da6ca5a03 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/package.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ options:
     required: true
   state:
     description:
-      - Whether to install (C(present), or remove (C(absent)) a package. Other states depend on the underlying package module, i.e C(latest).
+      - Whether to install (C(present)), or remove (C(absent)) a package. Other states depend on the underlying package module, i.e C(latest).
     required: true
   use:
     description: