diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
index 64657eac08c..1567aef29a7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
@@ -432,8 +432,9 @@ def index_of_matching_route(route_spec, routes_to_match):
     for i, route in enumerate(routes_to_match):
         if route_spec_matches_route(route_spec, route):
             return "exact", i
-        elif route_spec_matches_route_cidr(route_spec, route):
-            return "replace", i
+        elif 'Origin' in route_spec and route_spec['Origin'] != 'EnableVgwRoutePropagation':
+            if route_spec_matches_route_cidr(route_spec, route):
+                return "replace", i
 
 
 def ensure_routes(connection=None, module=None, route_table=None, route_specs=None,