diff --git a/lib/vanagon/platform.rb b/lib/vanagon/platform.rb
index 0010df31..8c704036 100644
--- a/lib/vanagon/platform.rb
+++ b/lib/vanagon/platform.rb
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ def is_fedora?
       return !!@name.match(/^fedora-.*$/)
     end
 
+    # Utility matcher to determine is the platform is a amazon linux variety
+    #
+    # @return [true, false] true if it is a amazon linux variety, false otherwise
+    def is_amazon?
+      return !!@name.match(/^amazon-.*$/)
+    end
+
     # Utility matcher to determine is the platform is a debian variety
     #
     # @return [true, false] true if it is a debian variety, false otherwise
diff --git a/resources/rpm/project.spec.erb b/resources/rpm/project.spec.erb
index 90263ec1..ceb1e77c 100644
--- a/resources/rpm/project.spec.erb
+++ b/resources/rpm/project.spec.erb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Requires:  <%= requires.requirement %><%= requires.version ? " #{requires.versio
 # did not specify a dependency on these.
 # In the future, we will supress pre/post scripts completely if there's nothing
 # specified by the project or the components.
-<%- if @platform.is_fedora? || (@platform.is_el? && @platform.os_version.to_i >= 9) -%>
+<%- if @platform.is_fedora? || @platform.is_amazon? || (@platform.is_el? && @platform.os_version.to_i >= 9) -%>
 Requires(pre): /usr/bin/mkdir
 Requires(pre): /usr/bin/touch
 Requires(post): /usr/bin/mkdir