diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
index 25329b554d1..fc85ee8cf21 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/lineinfile.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
     line: '192.168.1.99 foo.lab.net foo'
 
 # Fully quoted because of the ': ' on the line. See the Gotchas in the YAML docs.
-- lineinfile: "
+- lineinfile:
     path: /etc/sudoers
     state: present
     regexp: '^%wheel\s'