diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/3337-linode-fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/3337-linode-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06887b1901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/3337-linode-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "linode inventory plugin - fix default value of new option ``ip_style`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/3337)."
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/linode.py b/plugins/inventory/linode.py
index 0ce510852a..4bbd79a303 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/linode.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/linode.py
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
         ip_style:
             description: Populate hostvars with all information available from the Linode APIv4.
             type: string
-            default:
-                - plain
+            default: plain
             choices:
                 - plain
                 - api