diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_deregister_ami.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_deregister_ami.go
index 9c176d3c7..eb8b957b5 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_deregister_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_deregister_ami.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func (s *StepDeregisterAMI) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mul
 		))
 
 		resp, err := regionconn.DescribeImages(&ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
+			Owners: aws.StringSlice([]string{"self"}),
 			Filters: []*ec2.Filter{{
 				Name:   aws.String("name"),
 				Values: []*string{aws.String(s.AMIName)},