diff --git a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/aws/integration.rb b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/aws/integration.rb
index e9c6ab2f42..fac9e19412 100644
--- a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/aws/integration.rb
+++ b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/aws/integration.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ class Integration
         register_as :aws, auto_patch: true
 
         def self.version
-          Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk'] && Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk'].version
+          if Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk']
+            Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk'].version
+          elsif Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk-core']
+            Gem.loaded_specs['aws-sdk-core'].version
+          end
         end
 
         def self.present?