diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_system.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_system.py
index c17117ea03..d576882f86 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_system.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_system.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ commands:
 EXAMPLES = """
 - name: configure hostname and domain-name
   vyos_system:
-    hostname: vyos01
+    host_name: vyos01
     domain_name: test.example.com
 
 - name: remove all configuration