diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
index dfe846e7f2c..33e3fd2e40e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ option_to_file_type_str = dict(
     f='regular file',
     l='symbolic link',
     p='named pipe',
-    s='socket file',
+    s='socket',
 )