diff --git a/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
index e117b1d28d52..092d37d42145 100644
--- a/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ in
         "qcow2"
         "vpc"
       ];
-      default = "vpc";
+      default = "raw";
       description = "The image format to output";
     };
   };