diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
index a566fe7e9d5..f48fba2a494 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
+      - protocol: http
       - load_balancer_port: 80
       - instance_port: 80
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
+      - protocol: http
       - load_balancer_port: 80
       - instance_port: 80
     stickiness:
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
+      - protocol: http
       - load_balancer_port: 80
       - instance_port: 80
     stickiness:
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
+      - protocol: http
       - load_balancer_port: 80
       - instance_port: 80
     tags:
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
+      - protocol: http
       - load_balancer_port: 80
       - instance_port: 80
     tags: {}