diff --git a/recipes/rhel.rb b/recipes/rhel.rb
index 4864c97..e922173 100644
--- a/recipes/rhel.rb
+++ b/recipes/rhel.rb
@@ -8,30 +8,12 @@
 # Apache 2.0 License.
 #
 
-# This recipe sets the timezone on EL 6 and older (RedHat Enterprise Linux,
-# CentOS, etc.)
-#
 # If it is being run on EL 7 or newer, the recipe will be skipped and
 # the "rhel7" recipe will be included instead.
-
 el_version = node[:platform_version].split('.')[0].to_i
 
-if el_version >= 7
+if node.platform != 'amazon' && el_version >= 7
   include_recipe 'timezone-ii::rhel7'
-
 else
-  template '/etc/sysconfig/clock' do
-    source 'clock.erb'
-    owner 'root'
-    group 'root'
-    mode 0644
-    notifies :run, 'execute[tzdata-update]'
-  end
-
-  execute 'tzdata-update' do
-    command '/usr/sbin/tzdata-update'
-    action :nothing
-    # Amazon Linux doesn't have this command!
-    only_if { ::File.executable?('/usr/sbin/tzdata-update') }
-  end
+  include_recipe 'timezone-ii::rhel_pre7'
 end
diff --git a/recipes/rhel_pre7.rb b/recipes/rhel_pre7.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f684557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/rhel_pre7.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: timezone-ii
+# Recipe:: rhel
+#
+# Copyright 2013, fraD00r4 <frad00r4@gmail.com>
+# Copyright 2015, Lawrence Leonard Gilbert <larry@L2G.to>
+#
+# Apache 2.0 License.
+#
+
+# This recipe sets the timezone on EL 6 and older (RedHat Enterprise Linux,
+# CentOS, etc.)
+#
+
+template '/etc/sysconfig/clock' do
+  source 'clock.erb'
+  owner 'root'
+  group 'root'
+  mode 0644
+  notifies :run, 'execute[tzdata-update]'
+end
+
+execute 'tzdata-update' do
+  command '/usr/sbin/tzdata-update'
+  action :nothing
+  # Amazon Linux doesn't have this command!
+  only_if { ::File.executable?('/usr/sbin/tzdata-update') }
+end