diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 699df21..bc12f9b 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   case platform
   when "smartos"
     default['python']['prefix_dir']         = '/opt/local'
+  when "amazon"
+    default['python']['prefix_dir']         = '/usr/local'
   else
     default['python']['prefix_dir']         = '/usr'
   end