diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.rst
index 5e81d029a8..f767acc2eb 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.rst
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Deprecated
         command: sleep 5
         async: 10
         vars:
-          ansible_aync_dir: /tmp/.ansible_async
+          ansible_async_dir: /tmp/.ansible_async
 
 * Plugin writers who need a ``FactCache`` object should be aware of two deprecations: