diff --git a/manifests/oracle.pp b/manifests/oracle.pp
index a9323d1..c97ebb0 100644
--- a/manifests/oracle.pp
+++ b/manifests/oracle.pp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ define java::oracle (
   case $::kernel {
     'Linux' : {
       case $::osfamily {
-        'RedHat' : {
+        'RedHat', 'Amazon' : {
           # Oracle Java 6 comes in a special rpmbin format
           if $version == '6' {
             $package_type = 'rpmbin'