diff --git a/website/docs/configuration/modules.html.md b/website/docs/configuration/modules.html.md
index 172093f259..9628d19009 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration/modules.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration/modules.html.md
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ The [taint command](/docs/commands/taint.html) can be used to _taint_ specific
 resources within a module:
 
 ```shell
-$ terraform taint -module=salt_master aws_instance.salt_master
+$ terraform taint module.salt_master.aws_instance.salt_master
 ```
 
 It is not possible to taint an entire module. Instead, each resource within