diff --git a/ghcup b/ghcup
index bf1d0d6..0c03777 100755
--- a/ghcup
+++ b/ghcup
@@ -948,6 +948,9 @@ get_distro_alias() {
         "Alpine Linux"|"Alpine")
             distro_alias=alpine
             ;;
+	"Amazon Linux AMI")
+	    distro_alias=amazonlinux
+	    ;;
         "AIX")
             distro_alias=aix
             ;;