diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/pip.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/pip.py
index ac73962d02..830c283fa2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/pip.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/pip.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # Install (Bottle) while ensuring the umask is 0022 (to ensure other users can use it)
 - pip:
     name: bottle
-    umask: 0022
+    umask: "0022"
   become: True
 '''