diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_iot_thing_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_iot_thing_test.go
index 2cece4a6b8f9..971f74e4c46f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_iot_thing_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_iot_thing_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func testAccAWSIotThingConfig_full(thingName, typeName, answer string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_iot_thing" "test" {
   name       = "%s"
-  attributes {
+  attributes = {
   	One = "11111"
   	Two = "TwoTwo"
   	Answer = "%s"
diff --git a/website/docs/r/iot_thing.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/iot_thing.html.markdown
index 63b6ab6a0228..39b80b520df3 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/iot_thing.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/iot_thing.html.markdown
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Creates and manages an AWS IoT Thing.
 resource "aws_iot_thing" "example" {
   name = "example"
 
-  attributes {
+  attributes = {
     First = "examplevalue"
   }
 }