diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
index 1d61068cf..0074cfbbe 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func buildRegisterOpts(config *Config, image *ec2.Image, blockDevices []*ec2.Blo
 		Architecture:        image.Architecture,
 		RootDeviceName:      image.RootDeviceName,
 		BlockDeviceMappings: blockDevices,
+		VirtualizationType:  image.VirtualizationType,
 	}
 
 	if config.AMIVirtType != "" {