diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
index 8534cf8dc..d164f91ee 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 			"-s {{.SecretKey}} " +
 			"-d {{.BundleDirectory}} " +
 			"--batch " +
-			"--location {{.Region}} " +
+			"--region {{.Region}} " +
 			"--retry"
 	}