diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
index 925a175d08..0f01b6a07d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = r"""
     name: hcloud
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Lukas Kaemmerling (@lkaemmerling)
     short_description: Ansible dynamic inventory plugin for the Hetzner Cloud.
     version_added: "2.8"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/linode.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/linode.py
index b859b78fbc..f03e15d03f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/linode.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/linode.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
     name: linode
     plugin_type: inventory
-    authors:
+    author:
       - Luke Murphy (@lwm)
     short_description: Ansible dynamic inventory plugin for Linode.
     version_added: "2.8"