diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
index 6dbf4eebb5..d213a9c137 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/elasticache.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ options:
     version_added: "2.0"
   security_group_ids:
     description:
-      - A list of vpc security group names to associate with this cache cluster. Only use if inside a vpc
+      - A list of vpc security group IDs to associate with this cache cluster. Only use if inside a vpc
     version_added: "1.6"
   cache_security_groups:
     description: