diff --git a/manifests/ssh/pam.pp b/manifests/ssh/pam.pp
index 88d85dd4b44fac921165d1d89898861a1b7118f8..a74f4888f55d0ddf68b1c5c4b94cff341b74ce71 100644
--- a/manifests/ssh/pam.pp
+++ b/manifests/ssh/pam.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ssh::pam (
     if ($::osfamily =~ /Debian/) {
       file {'/etc/pam.d/sshd':
         ensure => present,
-        source => template('base/ssh/etc/pam.d/sshd.erb'),
+        content => template('base/ssh/etc/pam.d/sshd.erb'),
       }
     } else {
       fail("cannot call ssh::pam with pam_duo true under OS '$::osfamily'")