diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go b/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
index 562c95658..eb87767cb 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func SSHAddress(e *ec2.EC2, port int) func(map[string]interface{}) (string, erro
 			i := state["instance"].(*ec2.Instance)
 			if i.DNSName != "" {
 				host = i.DNSName
-			} else if i.VpcId == "" {
+			} else if i.VpcId != "" {
 				host = i.PrivateIpAddress
 			}