diff --git a/lib/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector.rb b/lib/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector.rb
index 5ae67627bb..ab15f2b8a0 100644
--- a/lib/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def check_dmi
       @log.debug('Checking DMI')
       vendor = Facter::Resolvers::DmiDecode.resolve(:vendor)
       @log.debug("dmi detected vendor: #{vendor}")
-      return 'aws' if vendor =~ /Amazon/
+      return 'kvm' if vendor =~ /Amazon/
 
       'xen' if vendor =~ /Xen/
     end
diff --git a/lib/facter/version.rb b/lib/facter/version.rb
index 023806d11f..4dc4e430ed 100644
--- a/lib/facter/version.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Facter
-  VERSION = '4.0.42' unless defined?(VERSION)
+  VERSION = '4.0.45' unless defined?(VERSION)
 end
diff --git a/spec/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector_spec.rb b/spec/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector_spec.rb
index 44b2dd5395..d5eac594a8 100644
--- a/spec/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/facter/facts_utils/virtual_detector_spec.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         end
 
         it 'returns vendor' do
-          expect(detector.platform).to eq('aws')
+          expect(detector.platform).to eq('kvm')
         end
       end