diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami_search.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami_search.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
index 1dd5f056e9..6296020b77 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami_search.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: ec2_ami_search
 short_description: Retrieve AWS AMI information for a given operating system.
+deprecated: "in favor of the ec2_ami_find module"
 version_added: "1.6"
 description:
   - Look up the most recent AMI on AWS for a given operating system.