diff --git a/plugins/modules/identity_role.py b/plugins/modules/identity_role.py
index 0905d084..fc913c76 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/identity_role.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/identity_role.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ RETURN = '''
 role:
     description: Dictionary describing the role.
     returned: On success when I(state) is 'present'.
-    type: list
-    elements: dict
+    type: dict
     contains:
         description:
             description: Description of the role resource