diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
index 659c1efab..31e4b3f90 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&awscommon.StepRunSourceInstance{
 			ExpectedRootDevice: "instance-store",
 			InstanceType:       b.config.InstanceType,
+			IamInstanceProfile: b.config.IamInstanceProfile,
 			UserData:           b.config.UserData,
 			UserDataFile:       b.config.UserDataFile,
 			SourceAMI:          b.config.SourceAmi,