diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/python_requirements_info.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/python_requirements_info.py
index 820a9d5d601..aa9e70ec867 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/python_requirements_info.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/python_requirements_info.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mismatched:
 not_found:
   description: A list of packages that could not be imported at all, and are not installed
   returned: always
-  type: dict
+  type: list
   sample:
   - boto4
   - requests