diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
index fe42cf3c0bf..912f8a0e57f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_eni.py
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     subnet_id: subnet-xxxxxxxx
     eni_id: eni-yyyyyyyy
     state: present
-    secondary_private_ip_addresses:
-      -
+    secondary_private_ip_address_count: 0
 
 # Destroy an ENI, detaching it from any instance if necessary
 - ec2_eni: