diff --git a/plugins/inputs/snmp/README.md b/plugins/inputs/snmp/README.md
index 27b1f7571..42181d6a8 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/snmp/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/snmp/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Telegraf config:
 
   [[inputs.snmp.table]]
     oid = "TEST::testTable"
-    inherit_tags = "hostname"
+    inherit_tags = [ "hostname" ]
 ```
 
 Resulting output: