diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_filters.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_filters.rst
index 4c3c170567..b8a847a5e7 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_filters.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_filters.rst
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Other Useful Filters
 
 To add quotes for shell usage::
 
-    - shell: echo={{ string_value | quote }} 
+    - shell: echo {{ string_value | quote }} 
 
 To use one value on true and another on false (new in version 1.9)::