diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/rds_instance_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/rds_instance_facts.py
index d7e3ddac35..f235f81c7a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/rds_instance_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/rds_instance_facts.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extends_documentation_fragment:
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # Get facts about an instance
 - rds_instance_facts:
-    name: new-database
+    db_instance_identifier: new-database
   register: new_database_facts
 
 # Get all RDS instances