diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/win_say-fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/win_say-fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2312c32f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/win_say-fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- win_say - fix syntax error in module and get tests working
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_say.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_say.ps1
index 0ac630393b..a752c26976 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_say.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_say.ps1
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $result = @{
 
 $words = $null
 
-f ($speech_speed -lt -10 -or $speech_speed -gt 10) {
+if ($speech_speed -lt -10 -or $speech_speed -gt 10) {
    Fail-Json $result "speech_speed needs to a integer in the range -10 to 10.  The value $speech_speed is outside this range."
 }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_say/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_say/tasks/main.yml
index 60448723a8..2355839b4a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_say/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_say/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
+# CI hosts don't have a valid Speech package so we rely on check mode for basic
+# sanity tests
+---
 - name: Warn of impending deployment
   win_say:
     msg: Warning, deployment commencing in 5 minutes, please log out.
+  check_mode: yes
 
 - name: Using a different voice and a start sound
   win_say:
     msg: Warning, deployment commencing in 5 minutes, please log out.
     start_sound_path: C:\Windows\Media\ding.wav
     voice: Microsoft Hazel Desktop
+  check_mode: yes
 
 - name: Example with start and end sound
   win_say:
     msg: New software installed
     start_sound_path: C:\Windows\Media\Windows Balloon.wav
     end_sound_path: C:\Windows\Media\chimes.wav
+  check_mode: yes
 
 - name: Create message file
   win_copy:
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@
     msg_file: C:\Windows\Temp\win_say_message.txt
     start_sound_path: C:\Windows\Media\Windows Balloon.wav
     end_sound_path: C:\Windows\Media\chimes.wav
+  check_mode: yes
 
 - name: Remove message file
   win_file:
@@ -34,3 +41,4 @@
   win_say:
     speech_speed: 5
     msg: Stay calm and proceed to the closest fire exit.
+  check_mode: yes