diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_tag.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_tag.py
index beb32eeda2..b27bcf9d46 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_tag.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_tag.py
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     tags:
       Name: dbserver
       Env: production
-  with_items:
-    - ec2_vol.volumes
+  with_items: '{{ ec2_vol.volumes }}'
 
 - name: Get EC2 facts
   action: ec2_facts