diff --git a/components/i2c.rst b/components/i2c.rst
index a4fe7a4df..df20ab6a4 100644
--- a/components/i2c.rst
+++ b/components/i2c.rst
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ Configuration variables:
             sda: GPIOXX
             scl: GPIOXX
             scan: true
-       # Sensors should be specified as follows
-       - platform: bme680
-         i2c_id: bus_b
-         address: 0x76
-         # ...
+        # Sensors should be specified as follows
+        sensor:
+          - platform: bme680
+            i2c_id: bus_b
+            address: 0x76
+        # ...
 
 For I2C multiplexing see :doc:`/components/tca9548a`.