diff --git a/roles/linux_common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/linux_common/tasks/main.yml
index 6155140..796793a 100644
--- a/roles/linux_common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/linux_common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
       - curl
       - unzip
       - fontconfig
+  vars:
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ '/usr/bin/python2' if ((ansible_distribution | lower == 'amazon') and (ansible_distribution_version == '2')) else omit }}"
 
 - name: Create product group
   ansible.builtin.group: