diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
index 47ebaac2f7f..b751784ba2e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     zone: devel.example.com
     state: present
     vpc_id: '{{ myvpc_id }}'
+    vpc_region: us-west-2
     comment: developer domain
 
 # more complex example