diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
index 687e51b305e..b6f65413ab1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ author: "James S. Martin (@jsmartin)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
 - aws
 - ec2
-requirements: [ botocore>=1.4.57 ]
+requirements: [ boto3, botocore>=1.4.57 ]
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''