diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
index 19d530c2a0f..25a3f1f13fc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ EXAMPLES = """
       - us-east-1a
       - us-east-1d
     listeners:
-      - protocols: http
-      - load_balancer_port: 80
-      - instance_port: 80
+      - protocol: http
+        load_balancer_port: 80
+        instance_port: 80
 """
 
 import sys