diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association_test.go
index e0a591be44..8c4246aba1 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route_table_association_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func testAccCheckRouteTableAssociationDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rt := resp.RouteTables[0]
 		if len(rt.Associations) > 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
-				"route table %s has associations", rt.RouteTableID)
+				"route table %s has associations", *rt.RouteTableID)
 
 		}
 	}