diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_role.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_role.py
index ab4d2b6031b..296ef69608b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_role.py
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   iam_role:
     name: mynewrole
     assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
-    managed_policy:
-      -
+    managed_policy: []
 
 - name: Delete the role
   iam_role: