diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md
index 931ff86ae..3ea0b44a7 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/amazon.html.md
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ for Packer to work:
         "ec2:DescribeImageAttribute",
         "ec2:DescribeImages",
         "ec2:DescribeInstances",
+        "ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus",
         "ec2:DescribeRegions",
         "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
         "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",