diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/s3.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/s3.py
index c3560a8745..55b1b3c9b1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/s3.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/s3.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ import hashlib
 
 try:
     import boto
+    import boto.ec2
     from boto.s3.connection import Location
     from boto.s3.connection import OrdinaryCallingFormat
     from boto.s3.connection import S3Connection