diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_roledefinition.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_roledefinition.py
index e679bac0ef..1a5828d5a4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_roledefinition.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_roledefinition.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class AzureRMRoleDefinition(AzureRMModuleBase):
 
     # build scope
     def build_scope(self):
-        subscription_scope = '/subscription/' + self.subscription_id
+        subscription_scope = '/subscriptions/' + self.subscription_id
         if self.scope is None:
             return subscription_scope
         return self.scope