diff --git a/library/system/sysctl b/library/system/sysctl
index 71320a3453..1a4fd7fe47 100644
--- a/library/system/sysctl
+++ b/library/system/sysctl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # Set kernel.panic to 3 in /tmp/test_sysctl.conf, check if the sysctl key
 # seems writable, but do not reload sysctl, and do not check kernel value
 # after (not needed, because the real /etc/sysctl.conf was not updated)
-- sysctl: name=kernel.panic value=3 sysctl_file=/tmp/test_sysctl.conf check=before reload=no
+- sysctl: name=kernel.panic value=3 sysctl_file=/tmp/test_sysctl.conf checks=before reload=no
 '''
 
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