diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
index ee3998f5f7..798a560369 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ stat:
         md5:
             description: md5 hash of the path
             returned: success, path exists and user can read stats and path supports hashing and md5 is supported
-            type: boolean
-            sample: True
+            type: string
+            sample: f88fa92d8cf2eeecf4c0a50ccc96d0c0
         checksum:
             description: hash of the path
             returned: success, path exists and user can read stats and path supports hashing
-            type: boolean
-            sample: True
+            type: string
+            sample: 50ba294cdf28c0d5bcde25708df53346825a429f
         pw_name:
             description: User name of owner
             returned: success, path exists and user can read stats and installed python supports it