diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
index 0320c560fa..a2b41b30b6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
             virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
             return virtual_facts
 
+        if bios_vendor == 'Amazon EC2':
+            virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'kvm'
+            virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
+            return virtual_facts
+
         sys_vendor = get_file_content('/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor')
 
         # FIXME: This does also match hyperv
@@ -142,6 +147,11 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
             virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
             return virtual_facts
 
+        if sys_vendor == 'Amazon EC2':
+            virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'kvm'
+            virtual_facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
+            return virtual_facts
+
         if os.path.exists('/proc/self/status'):
             for line in get_file_lines('/proc/self/status'):
                 if re.match(r'^VxID: \d+', line):