diff --git a/modules/virtualisation/amazon-config.nix b/modules/virtualisation/amazon-config.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..836c46caae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/virtualisation/amazon-config.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ config, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  require = [ "${modulesPath}/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix" ];
+}
diff --git a/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index be201786055..812bb8faf32 100644
--- a/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ with pkgs.lib;
           # `nixos-rebuild' requires an /etc/NIXOS.
           mkdir -p /mnt/etc
           touch /mnt/etc/NIXOS
+
+          # Install a configuration.nix.
+          mkdir -p /mnt/etc/nixos
+          cp ${./amazon-config.nix} /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
                     
           # Amazon assumes that there is a /sbin/init, so create one.
           # Note that simply creating /sbin/init as a symlink breaks