diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_options_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_options_facts.py
index 143c6f4507..96f166c2b6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_options_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_dhcp_options_facts.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ except ImportError:
 def get_dhcp_options_info(dhcp_option):
     dhcp_option_info = {'DhcpOptionsId': dhcp_option['DhcpOptionsId'],
                         'DhcpConfigurations': dhcp_option['DhcpConfigurations'],
-                        'Tags': boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(dhcp_option['Tags'])}
+                        'Tags': boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(dhcp_option.get('Tags', [{'Value': '', 'Key': 'Name'}]))}
     return dhcp_option_info