diff --git a/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json b/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
index 03999c6b09..2660745228 100644
--- a/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
+++ b/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                 "ec2:DescribeImageAttribute",
                 "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
                 "ec2:CreateSnapshot",
+                "ec2:DescribeRegions",
                 "ec2:DescribeConversionTasks"
             ],
             "Resource": "*"