diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
index 6b3efa3286..53164e254d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def ensure_propagation(vpc_conn, route_table_id, propagating_vgw_ids,
             changed = True
             vpc_conn.enable_vgw_route_propagation(route_table_id,
                                                   vgw_id,
-                                                  test_run=check_mode)
+                                                  dry_run=check_mode)
 
     return {'changed': changed}