diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
index 08d098251..abb0ab0f1 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBa
 	var r *ec2.DescribeInstancesOutput
 	err = retry.Config{
 		Tries: 11,
-		ShouldRetry: func(error) bool {
+		ShouldRetry: func(err error) bool {
 			if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
 				switch awsErr.Code() {
 				case "InvalidInstanceID.NotFound":