diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.markdown
index ae9c5fcb8..20b1c61eb 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.markdown
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Packer to work:
         "ec2:DeleteVolume",
         "ec2:CreateKeypair",
         "ec2:DeleteKeypair",
+        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
         "ec2:CreateSecurityGroup",
         "ec2:DeleteSecurityGroup",
         "ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",