diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol_info.py
index 95628075499..45238ff9c70 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol_info.py
@@ -153,11 +153,13 @@ def get_volume_info(volume, region):
         'type': volume["volume_type"],
         'zone': volume["availability_zone"],
         'region': region,
-        'throughput': volume["throughput"],
         'attachment_set': attachment_data,
         'tags': boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(volume['tags']) if "tags" in volume else None
     }
 
+    if 'throughput' in volume:
+        volume_info['throughput'] = volume["throughput"]
+
     return volume_info