diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
index 1cc7b139d8..5efe9ca250 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Copy using the 'content' for inline data
   copy:
     content: '# This file was moved to /etc/other.conf'
-    dest: /etc/mine.conf'
+    dest: /etc/mine.conf
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''