diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/vsphere/r/virtual_machine.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/vsphere/r/virtual_machine.html.markdown
index ad2f89040..1a0434cfe 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/vsphere/r/virtual_machine.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/vsphere/r/virtual_machine.html.markdown
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "lb" {
   cluster       = "Production Cluster"
   resource_pool = "Production Cluster/Resources/Production Servers"
 
-  gateway = "10.20.30.254"
-
   network_interface {
     label              = "10_20_30_VMNet"
     ipv4_address       = "10.20.30.40"
     ipv4_prefix_length = "24"
+    ipv4_gateway       = "10.20.30.254"
   }
 
   disk {