diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
index e33aed776d..85f3e4e74f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ options:
     default: "GET"
   return_content:
     description:
-      - Whether or not to return the body of the request as a "content" key in
+      - Whether or not to return the body of the response as a "content" key in
         the dictionary result. If the reported Content-type is
         "application/json", then the JSON is additionally loaded into a key
         called C(json) in the dictionary results.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
index 7d1bb15d63..63d020af2a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ options:
     version_added: '2.4'
   return_content:
     description:
-    - Whether or not to return the body of the request as a "content" key in
+    - Whether or not to return the body of the response as a "content" key in
       the dictionary result. If the reported Content-type is
       "application/json", then the JSON is additionally loaded into a key
       called C(json) in the dictionary results.