diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_mtu.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_mtu.py
index 78a4761074..71e4972391 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_mtu.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/_nxos_mtu.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['deprecated'],
                     'supported_by': 'community',
-                    'version': '1.0'}
+                    'metadata_version': '1.0'}
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---