diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/GUIDELINES.md b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/GUIDELINES.md
index 0c831946be..017ff9090d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/GUIDELINES.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 def main():
 
-    if not HAS_BOTO:
+    if not HAS_BOTO3:
         module.fail_json(msg='boto required for this module')
 ```