diff --git a/share/qtcreator/snippets/qml.xml b/share/qtcreator/snippets/qml.xml
index cc81a722493e0376966dba286728664e297ab492..07d4a616bfe50a0f65d2224c1046e9e46b3d3821 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/snippets/qml.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/snippets/qml.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 </snippet>
 <snippet description="with targets">PropertyAction { targets: [<tab>name</tab>]; properties: "<tab>name</tab>" }
 </snippet>
-<snippet description="with target">PropertyAction { target: "<tab>name</tab>"; property: "<tab>name</tab>"; value: <tab>value</tab> }
+<snippet description="with target">PropertyAction { target: <tab>name</tab>; property: "<tab>name</tab>"; value: <tab>value</tab> }
 </snippet>
 <snippet>PauseAnimation { duration: <tab>200</tab> }
 </snippet>