diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ebs_instance.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ebs_instance.go
index 1902c1645..6b2492b7a 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ebs_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ebs_instance.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type StepModifyEBSBackedInstance struct {
+	Skip                     bool
 	EnableAMIENASupport      confighelper.Trilean
 	EnableAMISriovNetSupport bool
 }
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ func (s *StepModifyEBSBackedInstance) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.S
 	instance := state.Get("instance").(*ec2.Instance)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
+	// Skip when it is a spot instance
+	if s.Skip {
+		return multistep.ActionContinue
+	}
+
 	// Set SriovNetSupport to "simple". See http://goo.gl/icuXh5
 	// As of February 2017, this applies to C3, C4, D2, I2, R3, and M4 (excluding m4.16xlarge)
 	if s.EnableAMISriovNetSupport {
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
index 2e93d19bc..24af4534f 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/builder.go
@@ -123,13 +123,6 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("no volume with name '%s' is found", b.config.RootDevice.SourceDeviceName))
 	}
 
-	if b.config.IsSpotInstance() && (b.config.AMIENASupport.True() || b.config.AMISriovNetSupport) {
-		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("Spot instances do not support modification, which is required "+
-				"when either `ena_support` or `sriov_support` are set. Please ensure "+
-				"you use an AMI that already has either SR-IOV or ENA enabled."))
-	}
-
 	if b.config.RunConfig.SpotPriceAutoProduct != "" {
 		warns = append(warns, "spot_price_auto_product is deprecated and no "+
 			"longer necessary for Packer builds. In future versions of "+
@@ -294,6 +287,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 			DisableStopInstance: b.config.DisableStopInstance,
 		},
 		&awscommon.StepModifyEBSBackedInstance{
+			Skip:                     b.config.IsSpotInstance(),
 			EnableAMISriovNetSupport: b.config.AMISriovNetSupport,
 			EnableAMIENASupport:      b.config.AMIENASupport,
 		},