diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/aws.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/aws.go
index 890d14169b..b4f09dc1b4 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/aws.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/aws.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (a *AWS) ParseMetadata(metadata *MetadataConfig) (*runtime.PlatformNetworkC
 		Zone:         metadata.Zone,
 		InstanceType: metadata.InstanceType,
 		InstanceID:   metadata.InstanceID,
-		ProviderID:   fmt.Sprintf("aws://%s/%s", metadata.Zone, metadata.InstanceID),
+		ProviderID:   fmt.Sprintf("aws:///%s/%s", metadata.Zone, metadata.InstanceID),
 		Spot:         metadata.InstanceLifeCycle == "spot",
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/testdata/expected.yaml b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/testdata/expected.yaml
index d28facea64..15bec75e5e 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/testdata/expected.yaml
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/platform/aws/testdata/expected.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ metadata:
     region: us-east-1
     zone: us-east-1a
     instanceId: i-0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0
-    providerId: aws://us-east-1a/i-0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0
+    providerId: aws:///us-east-1a/i-0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0a0