diff --git a/lib/packer/config/aws.rb b/lib/packer/config/aws.rb
index a5f3ccef..474c8b3a 100644
--- a/lib/packer/config/aws.rb
+++ b/lib/packer/config/aws.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def provisioners
       private
         def instance_type
           if @os == 'windows2016'
-            return 't2.large'
+            return 'm5.large'
           end
 
           return 'm4.xlarge'
diff --git a/spec/packer/config/aws_spec.rb b/spec/packer/config/aws_spec.rb
index e4869b01..8c8bbd29 100644
--- a/spec/packer/config/aws_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/packer/config/aws_spec.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
           'secret_key' => 'secretkey',
           'region' => 'region1',
           'source_ami' => 'baseami1',
-          'instance_type' => 't2.large',
+          'instance_type' => 'm5.large',
           'vpc_id' => 'vpc1',
           'subnet_id' => 'subnet1',
           'associate_public_ip_address' => true,