diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_screen.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_screen.py
index 8884a075e2..ad2cad41e1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_screen.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/zabbix_screen.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def main():
             login_user=dict(required=True),
             login_password=dict(required=True, no_log=True),
             timeout=dict(type='int', default=10),
-            screens=dict(type='dict', required=True)
+            screens=dict(type='list', required=True)
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )