diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
index f3b3a8cd3aa..33ec3ebaea1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def associate_ip_and_device(
                 msg = f"Couldn't associate Elastic IP address with network interface '{device_id}'"
                 module.fail_json_aws(e, msg=msg)
         if not res:
-            module.fail_json_aws(msg="Association failed.")
+            module.fail_json(msg="Association failed.")
 
     return {"changed": True}