diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vmware.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vmware.py
index 432f8cc14d..febab2e5f3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vmware.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vmware.py
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
 options:
     hostname:
       description:
-      - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
+      - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
       - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST) will be used instead.
       - Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
       required: False
     username:
       description:
-      - The username of the vSphere vCenter.
+      - The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
       - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER) will be used instead.
       - Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
       required: False
       aliases: ['user', 'admin']
     password:
       description:
-      - The password of the vSphere vCenter.
+      - The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
       - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD) will be used instead.
       - Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
       required: False